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
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
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:-
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
Terrible accident in Viareggio. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8125644.stm
. 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!
. 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?
Egypt 1 - Italy 0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8103869.stm .
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My Italian isn't great, but I has a balcony repaired/extended a couple of years ago. I think that "pedate di gradini in pietra tipo “Gorgoglione” dello spessore cm. 5;" means that the steps will be surfaced with 5cm thick stone [a local stone - type Gorgoglione] - mine were tiled The bit previous to that may refer to facing the vertical faces on the steps, and the final bit may refer to labour costs for finishes [but I'm less sure of these 2]
The question on 'half and half stairs' to ask is;- "Are they legal in Italy?" I know they are in the UK, but are they acceptable to your Comune? I'd suggest you check with your Geometra or Architect
"................. So the first Pope to stand down .........." Not quite right - a few have done so. Last one was Gregory 12th about 600 years ago
Have you considered getting quotes from other builders?
Before I converted to metano [mains gas] I ran a gas cooker and instantaneous water heater [for hot water and bath/shower] quite easily on small bottled gas
"............... There was a prog on (I think) Channel 4 - the title had something about 'rooms' ............" "Four Rooms"
"To be is to do" - Socrates "To do is to be" - Sartre "Do be do be do" - Sinatra Can we move on please?
Have now risked trying the concoction Very liqueur-like, obviously a bit sweet, but with a nice taste from the sloes. Got a distinct 'heating effect' in stomach after the 'sip' traveled down there. Thinking, therefore, of 'Sloe Burner' ................. but still open to suggestions
"Yes it is 110volts so needs a step down transformer - they can be bought from Maplins in UK for £15 to £20, in Italy they are probably available ......." If you can't readily find a step down transformer, as a [temporary?] measure I suppose you could always buy an electric shaver point [110V/220V] and wall mounting box, wire it to a plug and use the 110V output to power the American sepentino