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
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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
Tue, 07/14/2009 - 13:45
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
Terrible accident in Viareggio. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8125644.stm
Tue, 06/30/2009 - 04:50
. 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
Egypt 1 - Italy 0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8103869.stm .
Thu, 06/18/2009 - 18:08
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The way I funded buying my holiday property in Italy a few years ago was to extend the mortgage on my [UK] home. Have you considered that?
Try getting a key from the Energy ccompany office - its probably their cupboard.
Emailed Italymag. They are working on the 'date's issue. They hope to have it fixed in the next few days.
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I also reported it, trying to get "them" to do s something.
Swiss motorway vignette. To use the Swiss motorways, assuming you go that way, you'll need a vignette. However, if you already have a 2019 vignette, it is valid up to the end of January 2020, so would cover your trip.
Use "Via Michelin " to sort out your route. Its probably about 11 to 12 hours driving, plus stops.
Good place to stop about 2 hrs from Calais is Reims area. We use the Novotel at Riems Tinquex, it does better food than the nearby Ibis, and is just off the motorway. We book it through the Accor website, but if you look at "Booking.com" you can see what else is available in the area.
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Wouldn't bank on there being no linkage between UK and French authorities.
This may help, from a few years ago;-
https://www.italymagazine.com/post/hello-we-are-planning-move
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