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I'm planning my route down for a months visit in July.

Mon, 06/04/2012 - 08:13

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

I have just got back from my latest trip to Italy, and thought some of you might be interested to hear about a Swiss hotel that we stayed in on the way down.It is the Hotel Engel in Stans [near to Lake Lucerne, a few minutes from the motorway

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

I've just driven down and back for a [much too] short holiday, and feel that an update on how fuel prices look on the way down would be useful to fellow travellers The following is a good site for seeing what prices have been like  

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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Thu, 08/09/2018 - 10:01

I'm one of the lucky onesI get the F24 sent to me by the comune [via an Italian Friend], sign it, scan it and emil it to my bank in Italy who pay it.If you don't have the F24 - you can get it here;-   https://www.amministrazionicomunali.it/imu/calcolo_imu.phpRemeber, all joint owners [your siblings] are expected to pay their part by seperate F24s Good luck

Tue, 08/07/2018 - 10:41

Try Googling;-                         "Part Load  Italy to UK"You should get some options there

Thu, 06/07/2018 - 10:18

A quick google of'man with a van  uk to italy' throws up some options

Tue, 05/29/2018 - 14:51

You can get all the train times, and type of train [intercity regional etc] on the German Rail Planner site for european rail timeshttps://www.bahn.com/i/view/index.shtmlAs to whether the trains will be full - who knows, but I wouldn't expect it to be a major problem

Thu, 05/03/2018 - 15:44

You can if you drive a 3.5 tonne truck, but don't think cars can do it http://www.uta.com/tankkarte/tindex/en_Telepass_EU.htm?OpenDocument&4BB0F94D822D2302C1257F87002A6D3F 

Tue, 05/01/2018 - 09:45

Try googling "Geometra - Ceglie Messapica Puglia" -it throws up a list of several geometras in the area, with contact phone numbers - call and see if they speak English Good lock

Wed, 04/11/2018 - 11:35

 BandTaxable incomeTax ratePersonal AllowanceUp to £11,8500%Basic rate£11,851 to £46,35020%Higher rate£46,351 to £150,00040%Additional rateover £150,00045%So you would pay approx £7000 tax, plus National Insurance charges and Pension payments

Thu, 03/22/2018 - 11:49

Try Googling - "student visa requirements Italy"

Mon, 03/19/2018 - 17:45

Anyone going to use the Voucher offer needs to read the Conditions on the website - there are things like only 1 voucher per application, [so don't take your Tesco bonus in several small chunks, but wait until near to when you want to book, and get a single large value voucher]

Tue, 02/20/2018 - 07:21

You could contact the English College in Rome, they may well be able to advise/helphttp://www.vecrome.org/contact.html Good LuckAlan