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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

    Comments posted

    Answer to: Alps
    Mon, 11/15/2010 - 05:04

    This route is an amalgam of ones I’ve tried in the past, when I had the time available [it will probably add at least 2 or 3 hours, and possibly more, to the normal journey time.]   Usually, when crossing Switzerland I do the motorway route  [Mulhouse - nip into Germany for the “Basle Bye Pass” – then Lucerne – St Gotthard Tunnel – Italy], but for a really scenic route, I would suggest the following options   Motorways as far as Lucerne, then a few km after passing Lucerne take the A8 towards Sarnen and Lungern.  Off onto a minor road to Meitingen  and then up the Grimselpass [on the 6-11 road]  to Gletsch.  At Gletsch you then have the option of either;-  Left  [my preferred option] -   [on the 19 road] to the Furka Pass and on the St Gotthard Pass [great views and a coffee shop at the top] and onto the motorway to Milan passing Lugano, or  Right  -  [again on the 19 road] to Brig [Interesting drive – but you miss the panoramic views on the other option], through the Simplon Pass and onto the motorway near Domodosola and thus on to the motorway [passing Lake Maggiore on your left] to Milan or Genova.   Hope this helps

    Fri, 11/12/2010 - 17:04

    You'll find lots of info here.   For example, if you do a search on driving to Italy you'll find lots of advice on the various routes to take. Interesting blog

    Mon, 11/08/2010 - 10:19

    You could try sending coseperlacasa  a PM  -  he seems to have a van that does the trip now and again.   Also jagodog says [in a previous posting] that he will be driving from Sardinia to UK at the end of Oct and returning in Nov. He has a transit size van

    Mon, 11/08/2010 - 09:19

    Hamlet, Act 3, scene 2, line 254 sums it up I think

    Tue, 10/26/2010 - 04:37

    deleted  - repetition - I don't know what went wrong

    Tue, 10/26/2010 - 04:35

    deleted - repetition [Spam?]

    Tue, 10/26/2010 - 04:33

    so why raise it again now?

    Mon, 10/25/2010 - 18:07

    Got one from 'her' yesterday - blocked sender and deleted message

    Answer to: Avoiding France
    Thu, 10/21/2010 - 18:04

    "i can only do 350 miles on a tank of diesel and this doesn't include towing i have a few Jerry cans but it doesn't seem to be a realistic option ..........As i would need over 10 cans to get to Italy." But if you take the Luxembourg - Besancon - Aosta  route I detailed above, and filled the tank at the service station just before you leave Luxembourg - you'd only need to get about an extra 100 - 200 miles worth of Diesel [5 to 10 gallons max - 2x5 gallon Jerry cans] even allowing for towing Or am I missing something?