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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Wireless ones are dead simple to set up - no wires to run around the house. A typical system fitting is http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/advice/DIY/how-to-fit-a-wireless-burglar-alarm I'd always buy a second 'dummy' alarm box for fitting at the back of the house
Get a wireless one from the UK and take it over to Italy
We use Michel Thomas - look on ebay for cheap sets of the discs However - look at your Local Authority Evening Classes - many do Conversational Italian
You could ask your Comune's advice - check their website for who to contact [the 'tributi' I think - at least it is for me] Good Luck
The whole lot goes to the comune - at least mine doesPaid today [I hope] by my bank - I emailed them the F24, and they said it would be
Yes - its 16th December, but Comunes may leave it very late before deciding how much the charge will be. [it won't necessarily be the same as the June payment]
My UK Solicitor wouldn't put anything in my UK Will about my Italian Property.
If you do have to cross a RoadI'd suggest you lay the pipe [or cable] in a 100mm plastic duct under the road section, and lay a couple of spare ducts as well. That way, if you need to, you can 'thread' another service pipe/cable through at a later date, without digging the road up again,
Vignette Avoiding Routes1. Dunkirk - Lille - Namur - Luxembourg [cheap petrol] - Metz - Nancy- Remiremont - Lure - Villersexel - Baume-les-Dames - Pontarlier - swiss border - Vallorbe - then road 9 [Not A9] to Lausanne - stay on 9 around Lac le Man and also stay on 9 parallel to A9 up to Brig and on through Simplon Pass to Italy and on to the Italian Autostrada that passes Stresa and on to Milan. No toll charges until Italy 2. Calais - Rheims - Chalons [all toll motorway] - then off motorway to Vitry-le-Francois - St-Dizier - Chaumont - D619 to Rolampont - N19 to Langres - D974 to Longeau-Percy - D67 to Besancon [at present town centre being dug up fot Trams] - N57 to Pontalier - then follow above route. Toll charge of approx £20 Route 1 is my favourite, but when we take the dog [via Channel Tunnel], Route 2 will probably 'win', although its not much of a detour to go Calais - Dunkirk, and on via Luxembourg. Time wise - as we don't belt down to/from Italy, it shouldn't be excessively longer. We've done the Lausanne to Brig [Road 9] route once already, as it is more scenic than the A9 around the lake. Comments?
I think we can taken as official.Here is an article - http://driveeuropenews.com/2013/03/10/new-swiss-tourist-vignette-still-bad-value-for-visiting-drivers-maybe/I didn't begrudge the SF40 cost at present, as we drive down 2 or 3 times a year, but SF100 is a bit too steep. Therefore, I've worked out my 'how to cross Switzerland without using motorways' route, [via Simplon Pass] - looks like it will add about an hour [max] to the journey, but will be a bit scenic]