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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Wireless ones are dead simple to set up - no wires to run around the house. A typical system fitting is http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/advice/DIY/how-to-fit-a-wireless-burglar-alarm I'd always buy a second 'dummy' alarm box for fitting at the back of the house
Get a wireless one from the UK and take it over to Italy
We use Michel Thomas - look on ebay for cheap sets of the discs However - look at your Local Authority Evening Classes - many do Conversational Italian
You could ask your Comune's advice - check their website for who to contact [the 'tributi' I think - at least it is for me] Good Luck
The whole lot goes to the comune - at least mine doesPaid today [I hope] by my bank - I emailed them the F24, and they said it would be
Yes - its 16th December, but Comunes may leave it very late before deciding how much the charge will be. [it won't necessarily be the same as the June payment]
My UK Solicitor wouldn't put anything in my UK Will about my Italian Property.
If you do have to cross a RoadI'd suggest you lay the pipe [or cable] in a 100mm plastic duct under the road section, and lay a couple of spare ducts as well. That way, if you need to, you can 'thread' another service pipe/cable through at a later date, without digging the road up again,
Vignette Avoiding Routes1. Dunkirk - Lille - Namur - Luxembourg [cheap petrol] - Metz - Nancy- Remiremont - Lure - Villersexel - Baume-les-Dames - Pontarlier - swiss border - Vallorbe - then road 9 [Not A9] to Lausanne - stay on 9 around Lac le Man and also stay on 9 parallel to A9 up to Brig and on through Simplon Pass to Italy and on to the Italian Autostrada that passes Stresa and on to Milan. No toll charges until Italy 2. Calais - Rheims - Chalons [all toll motorway] - then off motorway to Vitry-le-Francois - St-Dizier - Chaumont - D619 to Rolampont - N19 to Langres - D974 to Longeau-Percy - D67 to Besancon [at present town centre being dug up fot Trams] - N57 to Pontalier - then follow above route. Toll charge of approx £20 Route 1 is my favourite, but when we take the dog [via Channel Tunnel], Route 2 will probably 'win', although its not much of a detour to go Calais - Dunkirk, and on via Luxembourg. Time wise - as we don't belt down to/from Italy, it shouldn't be excessively longer. We've done the Lausanne to Brig [Road 9] route once already, as it is more scenic than the A9 around the lake. Comments?
I think we can taken as official.Here is an article - http://driveeuropenews.com/2013/03/10/new-swiss-tourist-vignette-still-bad-value-for-visiting-drivers-maybe/I didn't begrudge the SF40 cost at present, as we drive down 2 or 3 times a year, but SF100 is a bit too steep. Therefore, I've worked out my 'how to cross Switzerland without using motorways' route, [via Simplon Pass] - looks like it will add about an hour [max] to the journey, but will be a bit scenic]