OK - I am not enjoying the earthquakes now. Very unsettling. 6th one today (apparently) and the last one was a very strong 4. They are all around Mogliano & Loro Piceno. Are they bothering anyone else more since Aquila?
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Hi, I am trying to get a list of people affected by the refusal of ASUR 13 & 12 (Ascoli & San Benedetto) to give us permanent residents permanent health cover.
Mon, 12/14/2009 - 09:44
I heard again today that the property market is moving again here in Southern Marche. I am not talking of foreign buyers but just the general property market. Good news for us sellers!
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 08:02
Apparently Dustin Hoffman is going to be promoting our region in a new TV commercial:http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/eng
Thu, 10/15/2009 - 04:36
Does anyone know a good optician in the South Marche area?
Tue, 10/13/2009 - 10:34
Can someone explain to me why my posts in the Marche Healthcare groups are appearing so many times please? Thanks
Sun, 09/20/2009 - 18:28
OK - an update on my fight for a permanent inscription in the health service here that is not good news I am afraid.This morning I went back to Dott.ssa Saldari at Ascoli as advised by Dott.ssa Carletti at the Marche Regione (she is responsible fo
Tue, 09/15/2009 - 09:45
We're letting our shop go in Sarnano. It just didn't bring us any more business so we can't justify the cost.
Sun, 09/13/2009 - 04:55
I went on Tusday back to try to see the director of the health authority that I had previously spoken two and who seemed to never return my calls or be there when I called. Guess what? She wasn't there!
Thu, 08/27/2009 - 02:02
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Sorry, don't know if they sell Mac's but www.laptopsdirect.co.uk ship to Italy. I have bought 2 laptops from them and had them delivered here. You will need to buy from a UK company if you want the OS (Windows or Mac) in English. Be careful about installing a different OS during the laptop warranty period as it often invalidates the warranty.
I don't know if it is because you are referring to "foreigners" bank accounts and I am resident but I pay €3.60 a month which includes all my transactions and internet banking. I pay €3 to transfer money to the UK and don't pay to receive Euros from the UK. I think you really need to shop around to get a good deal. BNL currently have a "zero spese" account where you don't pay anything. We all have to pay the quarterly tax on the bank account but I pay very little bank charges.
Plenty of the beach chalets get lively around aperitivo time and have a DJ and a buffet etc. It tempts all the beautiful people out which is great for people watching. Then everything goes quiet until around 10pm again (for dinner) then it all starts up again slowly until about 6am. Be careful - Nightclubs are usually lap dancing/strip clubs whilst Discos are the regular disco thing. Very little drinking goes on and most people drive. I don't think there would be too many 14 year-olds there though. Teenagers are a bit more sophisticated in London
We just call them stink bugs and they really stick if you go anywhere near them!
I can recommend Charlotte Oliver (solicitor) who posts on here. I know lots of other people on the forum have used her.
How about a Endless Pool? It is a lap pool with a counter current for swimming. Big enough to splash in but small enough to heat if you wanted too. You can also have it lit & with jacuzzi jets. It is a kit so can be dismantled and moved to another property if you ever moved and can be fully in ground, partially in ground or above ground. They cost around €20,000 - €25,000.
I have found the trick to the sausages is to cook them the way I was told by a lovely restaurant at Fiastra.
Yummy and they are never salty or fatty as you have steamed it all out.
We did this a couple of years ago. The service is OK but getting off at Hoek van Holland was horrendous. You are straight onto a single lane road absolutely full of lorries. It took us 2 hours to get onto a motorway where we could put our foot down. It was very slow. Also, there are no facilities at Harwich at night - not even a toilet. So the waiting was pretty grim. We wouldn't do it again to be honest. We've done Hull to Zeebrugge a few times when coming over from Yorkshire and that is great. Fast on and off. If I was coming over from the South East I would use Eurotunnel personally as it is so quick and easy and the Calaia ferries are so filthy and packed. Just my personal preference of course!
No more pasta but they still show all the games
Sprostoni, my account was opened after I moved here but as I said it was an inetrnational account aimed at ex-pats so that might make a difference. That was with Lloyds TSB.