I'm planning my route down for a months visit in July.
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I logged on this morning to my local webcam, to look at the snow on the ski slopes.
Thu, 01/05/2012 - 04:47
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14995588Loved the note about changing the locks!
Wed, 09/21/2011 - 09:20
Mon, 07/25/2011 - 05:21
For many years now I have used the likes of 'mappy', 'via michelin' etc for calculating different routes down to Italy - for us its a part of our holiday, so we don't always want to take the quickest/shortest route down. We prefer to vary the rou
Wed, 06/01/2011 - 09:25
Today I received an email from the Swiss Travel Centre. The relevant portion is;- "The GBP price for a Vignette will increase from 01 June 2011 and we wanted to give you the opportunity to purchase this years’ Vignette before the pric
Mon, 05/23/2011 - 09:45
Mon, 04/04/2011 - 05:02
P&O have introduced a new ferry on the Dover - Calais route - its called the Spirit of Britain. They seem to have a special offer on at the moment [on this ship only] I've just booked a return crossing [car + 2] for £60 - significantly less th
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 06:08
Does Tomato soup exist in Italy? We were feeling a bit under the weather when we went out to Italy 2 weeks ago. As part of the R&R process, I fancied some soup, and looked around the supermarket. There were lots of different soups, but I rea
Mon, 01/24/2011 - 08:29
The route/timings for next years Giro d'Italia have been posted http://www.steephill.tv/giro-d-italia/ My son rang me up to inform me that the route passes about 100m away from
Sat, 11/06/2010 - 07:04
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I'm not sure if you can buy 90% alchohol here, would a good vodka do the same job? No, [I bring the pure alcohol back from Italy], and no. [but it would be better than nothing - I'd also try a strong gin]
"how acceptable do most people feel the bastardisation of any language really is" Its a facy of life unfortunately. [Me - I've never recovered from finding out that people don't use 'octopodes' anymore]
as I understand it........ when viewing new posts on a thread iI you click on 'new' it takes you to the first new post in that thread [i.e at the bottom of the page] If you click on the title of the thread- it takes you to the beginning, and you can read 'down' the page Hope that reads clearer to you than it is to me - but I know what I meant to say
This walking guide book could be useful http://www.cicerone.co.uk/product/detail.cfm/book/535/title/italy-s-sibillini-national-park and this website may also have info http://www.walkingworld.com/home/index.asp?id=45
Try using the search facility here. My first attempt [search on 'travelling dogs'] found;- http://www.italymag.co.uk/community/search/node/travelling%20dogs so try a few appropriate word combinations.
Petrol in Luxembourg is the cheapest you'll see on your route home. Don't bother trying to find it cheaper off of the motorway there - the government makes sure that the price is the same everywhere For petrol prices in Europe, see;- http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/fuel/
Its like a road fund licence for driving on Swiss motorways [and you can't really avoid using them crossing Switzerland. Tou can buy it on line at http://rail.stc.co.uk/userdata_vignette.php?passid=5&frame=1&system=GB&affiliateid=45, and at the border, and at some service stations just before the border Its valid for a calendar year plus the December before and the January afterwards. You stick it on your windscreen, and they check at most border crossings [you can often get them on e-bay - from tightwads who manage to peel the vignette off after they've finished travelling. Apart from the vignette, there are no extra costs fpor using motorways and tunnels uin switzerlans
This site has the Swiss motorway webcams - so you can see what its like http://www.autobahnen.ch/index.php?lg=001&page=017 Beam Deflectors? - I assume you mean for when you are in the UK. Whether they arre a legal requirement, I'm not sure. However, I'd play safe and assume they are [its good manners to other drivers anyway] I'd suggest you stick a triangle of black insulating tape on each headlight to cut out that part of the dipped beam that shoots to the right. Fix them on at Calais - or wherever you cross the Channel They won't do much good [even professional ones are pretty useless] but the police will see them and think you've done something
It appears to be a page a day calendar, with lots of extras. I found this blurb on it;' "…………., this calendar enables readers to quickly pick up helpful and interesting Italian words and expressions by studying the simple phrases alongside English translations. An audio CD of basic phrases is also included with the calendar. The calendar also includes cultural theme pages related to the language. The calendar is ideal for beginners as well as those who want to refresh their skills.Music in Italy spans a broad spectrum of genres, from the dramatic operas of Giuseppe Verdi to Ennio Morricone's spaghetti western soundtracks. Biographies of artists such as these are featured in the Living Language Italian 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar theme pages, along with facts on musical venues around Italy that have played a starring role in Italian musical history."
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9780740782701/Living-Language-Italian-2010-Dtd