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My place is between Lakes Orta and Maggiore, and I have used Flybe in the past to fly from Birmingham to Milan Malpensa.Looking for flights in Sept/Oct, I was disappointed at the high costs - so went to the Easyjet site to look at the Luton to Tur

Thu, 08/20/2009 - 04:27

I have often advocated swinging up through Belgium when travelling from UK to Italy, on the grounds of the cheap petrol in Luxembourg and toll free motorways. I did this route again a couple of weeks ago, but found the roadworks on the Dunkirk-Lil

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 09:32

 I thought it might help people not break the law [or get caught breaking it] to some info on speed cameras they might come across in driving down to Italy. [This really applies to people like me who don’t have a sat-nav that tells them all the in

Sat, 07/04/2009 - 11:03

When driving to Italy, [Lake Maggiore area], from Calais, I almost always drive up towards Dunkirk and then head East towards Luxembourg.   The reasons for doing so is simple:-

    Fri, 07/03/2009 - 12:52

    If you are driving down to Italy, this regularly updated AA site gives you the latest info on fuel prices across Europe.  Its useful for deciding where to fill up. Note - in Luxembourg, [where I always fill up - its worth the minor detour from Cal

    Thu, 07/02/2009 - 05:32

    .     I heard this today on Radio 4.  I take it you already know of tough and bough and cough and dough?Others may stumble, but not you,On hiccough, thorough, lough** and through.Well done!

    Sat, 06/20/2009 - 16:58

    .   I'm considering handing over ownership of my Italian Holiday Home to my kids. Does anyone know

    • How easy this is to do, and how costly?
    • Whether this can be done in the UK - or do I have to do it in Italy?
    Fri, 06/19/2009 - 04:54

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    Wed, 08/26/2009 - 04:44

    " is there an Italian equivalent of Ley lines?" It depends on how gullible Italians are[even the 'spell checker' doesn't recognise them!]

    Tue, 08/25/2009 - 12:19

    "Under Italian law, is this likely to be complicated to sort this out?" Under italian law - everythiong is complicated!

    Answer to: travel insurance
    Mon, 08/24/2009 - 17:43

    Obviously Saga do insurance for the chronologically challenged

    Mon, 08/24/2009 - 09:54

    How many spuds are you looking to store?- if its just a bag from the shop, I'd bung them in the fridge, as some people recommend a storage temp of about 40F [5C] which a fridge givesIf its a lot - You need somewhere cool and reasonably well ventilated - ideally a cellar, or perhaps a garage [if its reasonably cool]

    Answer to: Van
    Thu, 08/20/2009 - 12:22

    From where?   -  to where?

    Tue, 08/18/2009 - 17:13

    There aren't any!                   [Including Twining's] Try to get someone to mail you some from the UK

    Tue, 08/18/2009 - 08:45

    There are several direct trains that go each day from Rome to Venice - depending on what time you want to leave.The direct train takes about 4hrs 16mins I suggest you use   http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?newrequest=yes&protocol=http: to plan the trip  

    Wed, 08/12/2009 - 04:54

    Charlie, It might help if you told us which commune you want to deal with - there may be someone local on the forum

    Answer to: Buying tyres
    Thu, 08/06/2009 - 16:37

    "Gommista"