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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"Melbreak, what dish have you got? I want BBC Entertainment again!" This site will give you info on where to point your dish - it works for Italy as well as for UK satellite-alignment-calculator This site will give an idea of the recommended dish size [Though many will say they manage with smaller ones] dish sizes Hope they help
"We have water about 5-7 metres under our garden, so we intend digging the old fashioned way, buckets and spades" I hope you know how difficult and dangerous a self-dig well would be - hopefully you are experienced in such undertakings - there are extreme safety risks from the collapse of excavations, possible gas/breathing problems, drowning [if you ever get deep enough], etc etc etc I'd be amazed if any designer/geometra/Engineer would touch such a proposal with the proverbial 10 foot barge pole. It would be interesting is you would give us feed back the comune's response to your proposal.
I'd be amazed if you didn't need approval[s] - talk to your commune, or a geometra, etc etc
.... this website? http://www.oldandinteresting.com/hanging-chimneys.aspx It has a bit on Fogolars, with couple of links.
DEET works for us - we use Jungle Juice spray [make sure it is the one with DEET in] - very effective
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You'd be lucky to get more than 6kW - most houses manage quite easily on 3KW - it just means no electric kettle, and watch what you plug in when the washing machine is on. I think you'll need to review your proposed heating method
What's this about the 'regime we were married under'? - I do not believe that makes any sense for an English marriage - at least, not to me ------------ When I bought our holiday place in Italy, about 8 years ago, both my wife and I were present at the purchase. She told the Notary she did not wish to be an owner of the Italian property - so I bought it, and paid for it - and she signed each page of the paperwork to signify she was happy with this arrangement. Makes it easier with things like ICI - I pay the lot, rather than us both paying half each Also, if we decide to sell the place [not something that I expect to do - I hope to pass it on to the kids] - I'm the only one needed to be present at the sale.
I'd reckon on about 16 hours driving time [plus any stops] to Genova Mappy gives about 12 hrs 15 minutes - I think that's optimistic
If as you say "We will not install a stufa until next year " Now is the perfect time to cut it down, cut it into logs, and let them dry out for next year when you'll need them