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.
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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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Travelling with a dog is easy peasy - but not sure about a pet passport issued in France [should be OK] Best way to cross tha Channel is on Eurotunnel - quick and easy. You add the dog to the passenger list [charge about £18 each way] and thats all you need to do, going out from UK. No further checks are carried out. Coming back, they check the passsport and worming treatment at Calais [Follow the signs with the dog on it]Travelling through France - look at the Logis de France website - tells you if dogs are allowed in bedrooms, and alsi if they are allowed in the Hotel restaurant. Many hotels allow both. The IBIS chain also seem pretty OK with dogs, but its worth checking by email before booking.French motorway services are OK for walking dogs for 'needs breaks', as are the 'Aires'Switzerland - we use the IBIS at Sion Est - dogs allowed everywhere and there is a big walk through orchards nearbyHaven't needed a hotel in Italy, so can't help you there.We tend to limit driving to about 250 miles a day when we have the dog with us - seems fairer on him
"........... can anyone recommend a bank in Aulla ? which doesn't charge you extotiante bank charges !! ........." You'll be lucky! Chances are somewhere between Zero and Diddly Squat
As I understand it - non residents do not pay. See this discussion at another place http://italy.forumotion.com/t1010-tv-licence-news?highlight=TV+licence
".............. I also need to be able to buy, insure and register a car ........"No chance without gaining Residency - and you won't get that by visiting Italy for 4 or 5 months a year. And if you did get Residency, the tax implications could be horrendous.
Well ......................................"..... I dont plan to have a car in Italy so that's why I'm thinking I'd like to be a walkable distance to the train station. ...."Places close to train stations may not be in areas you want to buy into. As an example - Bergamo old town [beautiful, quaint etc etc] is nowhere near the station in Bergamo, which is in the new town - a 20th Century dormitory town [bit harsh, I know], although there is a bus service twixt the two. Reinforces the need to visit the area before choosing where to go, as well as a detailed web search prior to that
My advice is as follows;-
From personal experience the area to the North of Milan is [for me ] ideal. Coming from UK it has 3 Milan airports [we us Malpensa] plus Turin, and at a push Geneva. Our fall back option is we can drive home to UK in 15 hours - obviously not applicable to the US. Also, Italian kids learn English from the age of 6 - so the need for an English speaking es pat area is less than it used tpo be. Good luck
aside from the Trump joke.......Will you need to move much over to Italy, apart from clothes etc. Its often not worth moving furniture,as its cheaper to buy locally. Also - as electrics in Italy are 220 volts - you'll need to buy new anyway
I'm sure there's a company called 'Trump's Household Removals' - although they may just concentrate on moving people to Mexico
Utility Bills - I have direct debits set up with my Italian Bank for Gas, Water and Electrcity
I use the same calculator site as LargeLewis. I use it to print out the F24 form [for paying the tax], sign it and Scan it so I can email it to my Italian Bank with a request for it to be paid from my account. System works well - BUT, you do need an Italian Bank account to do it. Good Luck