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Tesco and Eurotunnel[Copied from another Forum]If you shop at Tesco you'll probably be rewarded with Cash Vouchers.  What you may not know is that you can exchange these for 3x their value with Eurotunnel.

Sun, 03/18/2018 - 16:50

ITALIAN GENEALOGYI am researching my family tree [all UK based], and belong to a Genealogy Group here in the UK - its part of the U3A [an organisation for 'retired persons who want to do things rather than sit at home all d

Wed, 01/04/2017 - 05:24

Cancelling a Eurotunnel Booking I have had to cancel a return trip on Eurotunnel [Car + 2 + Dog], as I have to go into hospital for an op.The booking was 'non-refundable'.I rang them to cancel and they confirmed it was non-

Thu, 05/26/2016 - 08:00

IMU - Its still around I thought this had disappeared in the new tax system, but my Comune website says the first payment for 2014 is due by 16th June Paid it via my bank today - emailed them the F24

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 08:56

Looks like the days of the easy/cheap trip to italy through Switzerland are numbered. Apparently, the Swiss government has decided to raise the cost of the vignette to 100 Swiss Francs for 2015. They are introducing a two month vignette for 40SF,

Sun, 09/01/2013 - 15:58

Petrol prices in France are now comparable with the UK, except on the French Autoroutes.One option is to fill up at the L'Eclerc superstores with their SP95 E10 petrol [its a petrol with some ethylene in - generally used in France - which is OK fo

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 04:25

For a change this year we drove down to Italy via Besancon  [avoiding most tolls by taking some good french non-motorways.]However - Besancon roads are in total chaos as they are digging them up to lay tram routes - this will take about 2 more yea

Wed, 07/10/2013 - 16:44

Can you help?I've just completed making a 'variation' of Limoncello. The only change is that I dispensed with the lemons, I and substituted Sloes that I picked here in the UK at the end of last year.

Sun, 01/20/2013 - 09:10

In today's GuardianRyanair have announced their credit card will now be liable to the same charges as other credit cards - so the end of no charge bookings

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 09:07

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Answer to: Electric adaptor
Tue, 09/22/2009 - 04:54

You can get 'travel adaptors' in plenty of shops in the UK, including at airports and ferry ports. However, they are only rated at about 3.5 to 7 amps [depending on type] so you can't use them for stuff like kettles and some high tech UK hair dryers.  The plugs also can warm up quite a lot when in useI keep a couple of adaptors  for travelling to/from my holiday place in italy - but as a permanent solution I have a couple of UK '4-way' extension leads at the house, that I have cut the UK plug off of, and fitted an Italian one instead.

Answer to: snakes
Thu, 09/17/2009 - 18:24

This site has photos of many european snakes  http://www.herp.it/go to the "Index (Common)" page and look in the index for 'Snakes' - where the many European ones are listed.  If you click on the name, the pictures pop up, and underneath the last picture it gives the snake's distribution

Answer to: snakes
Thu, 09/17/2009 - 09:08

what did the skin look like?  Any picture?

Tue, 09/15/2009 - 05:11

For me - the 'New Activity' button does not pick up all new and amended posts - but the 'mark all as read' button does 'knock them all out' - including those not recognised by the New Activity button posts So I have to check  carefully to see what I would be missing by hitting the 'Mark all ...' button

Mon, 09/14/2009 - 09:55

If you log on to the Accor website  -  http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/home/index.shtml  You get a great range of hotels, from  below Formula 1 up to higher than Mercure, and a pretty good interactive map to sort out your options

Mon, 09/14/2009 - 05:23

The second link in my original posting - the link that referred to an overnight stop in Belguim should have been   http://www.castellessorbiers.be/UK/default.asp,        [which refers to Castel les Sorbieres, not a repeat of the Nancy hotel - http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-0407-novotel-nancy-ouest/index.shtml]l As to cost - the benefit of the Formula 1 chain is cheap and cheerful - however, as I like to make the journey a part of the holiday, [and not a mad dash to/from the channel], I prefer to pay the extra and get a good hotel with good food  [both the stops I quote above easily do that]

Answer to: Limoncello
Mon, 09/14/2009 - 05:08

"As Adriatica says, pop it in the freezer (it won't freeze) "  Careful - if its a commercial limoncello, the alcoholic content probably won't be high enough to prevent freezing

Answer to: Limoncello
Sun, 09/13/2009 - 15:18

"....but where do you get the litre of 90 percent proof alcohol? I don't see it on the shelves of the local shops" Try the larger supermarkets - thats where we got ours

Answer to: Limoncello
Sun, 09/13/2009 - 11:42

"Can someone tell me that once opened, how long will it keep in the fridge?" As long as it takes you to drink it.           ......................................  [It won't go 'off']