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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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Mon, 05/20/2013 - 04:20

Check with the car hire company whether they have any requirements for you to take the car out of the countryORSet the sat nav to go via Menaggio - you'll stay in Italy then

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 12:42

Options;-

  • Train, [or bus], to Sorrento, then bus to Positano
  • Taxi
  • Car hire - only if you need a car whilst you are there

We walked the Amalfi Coast one year [organised trip], mainly along the mule tracks on top of the cliffs- absolutely fantastic area. There is a bus service along the coast road, and a ferry service  http://www.amalficoastweb.com/positano/english/bus_ferries.html

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 12:40

Went online to the Bluespark website [they do this website now]It says"ITALY Magazine has a fresh new look and becomes a product of Bluespark Labs, LLC, a US-based interactive web development agency specializing in powerful, imaginatively designed sites for the media, travel, culture and educational industries."So thats all OK then!!!!!!!!!!

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 15:41

Gala said - "I am under the impression that they must be working on it"Well - they've got one hell of a lot of work to do

Thu, 04/25/2013 - 06:28

"using fill instead of squared off stone will be a disaster - they will become misshapen and all sorts." The best fill is mixed irregular shape stone pieces, as they bed down best and interlock.  Square block fill will distort more easily.  The art to gabions is ensuring that the fill is well packed in

Wed, 04/24/2013 - 17:28

"You can have them filled with whatever - concrete blocks are the cheapest I think, but we decided we wanted it to look better than this so we had them filled with local stone." You can use cheap fill for the bulk of each gabion, and only use better stone to make up the exposed faces

Sun, 04/14/2013 - 10:22

"It ............ was cheaper than renewing my AA policy!" Buying a new car is cheaper than renewing an AA Policy!   [we do our European Cover through Green Bee as an add-on to the John Lewis car insurance - we used to use the AA]

Answer to: Pappataci-Midges
Fri, 04/12/2013 - 09:07

You said in your original posting;- "..........I tried Deep Wood Off (30% Deet) and I tried some of the sprays that I picked-up in ..........Italy. I got the bites down to about 50 .........." The concentration of Deet is critical to its effectiveness.  We use "Jungle Juice' spray which we get in the UK.  It is 50% Deet, and most effective for us see  http://www.jungleformula.co.uk/range/maximum/

Answer to: Palio di Siena
Fri, 04/12/2013 - 06:53

There's a fair amount on the internet. This may assist you;-     http://www.ilpalio.org/palioenglish4.htm