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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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Mon, 06/21/2010 - 18:31

Talk to a geomtra about any permissions required

Wed, 06/16/2010 - 18:13

I PM'ed Ronald and Valentina about this shortly before your post - hopefully something will be done.

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 07:21

"They .......... have a pasta party for every Italian game" What happens after the first round is finished?

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 07:19

But I have a suspicion that when the Spanish, Portuguese and possibly Italian economies got 't*ts up', the Euro could drop further against the pound [although both will probably plummet against the dollar]

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 07:19

But I have a suspicion that when the Spanish, Portuguese and possibly Italian economies got 't*ts up', the Euro could drop further against the pound [although both will probably plummet against the dollar]

Answer to: Baby equipment
Tue, 06/08/2010 - 04:53

Italian ebay.  ---------- I found this [for the Umbria region - Childrens articles] http://annunci.ebay.it/tutto-per-i-bambini/annunci-umbria/

Thu, 05/20/2010 - 17:42

To PM someone - just double click on their name at the top of their post, where it says "Submitted by XXXXX on", and on the page that appears, double click on "Send this user a message"

Thu, 05/20/2010 - 17:34

"Every time we sit on a ryanair  plane my wife looks at me and says we promised we wouldn't do this and here we are again....."   Try sitting in it next time  [a lot less draughty]