Good evening all, I have a couple of questions that i am having trouble finding the answers to that i wondered if someone may be able answer. We have to drive down to Piemonte at the end of next week to take a trailer load of fixtures and fitting
I have a friend who is driving a 7.5 ton truck,next week, from London area to Rome empty, if anyone needs to have anything taken out he could do it .PM me for his phone number.Jasp.
Hi all, just joined your community as it seems to have most of the answers i have been after recently, so i am hoping to be able to help in any way i can.My work is anything to do with timber from boatbuilding to joinery.I have recently bought a v
Well ....we drive to Piemonte twice a year for a month and always camp on the way and back. We stay in municipal camp sites in whichever town/area we end up near and find it is the cheapest and most relaxing way to travel , some of the sites have a bar or cafe and the showers and loos are great.It is always nice sitting outside in the evening with a glass of red and a candle,for me better than the airless hotel box rooms, although to be honest we roll in fairly late and leave early to get on the road again. We stayed in a Formule 1 once and there was a room breakin so that can happen anywhere and for me i find the cheap hotels very claustrophobic and not suitable for pets unlike the camp sites. As for places to recommend we travel straight down France so a different route but a little research will show municipal sites for chosen towns...always struggled around Calais so would love to know if you find any good places. I don't bother too much with cooking stuff just a mini cooker for espresso and one pot emergency grub if we really cant find a good local cafe. Good luck and happy travels.
Hi Chris , We have a little Ciabot in Murazzano ,so not far away and know of a couple of builder/masons locally. Probably best to email me direct .......jasper@elfin.org..... Regards Jasper.
I can't help with the delivery costs but if you need kingspan at very reasonable prices these guys sell seconds in most specs and sizes, i have used them and some of the boards are slightly irregular thickness or damaged corners etc. http://www.secondsandco.co.uk/
Thanks for that link Tassi ,since i checked on saturday another 1000 have closed! Hi Rosi are you in Monesilio ,my geometra lives there and i travel through a lot as my sister has a house in Levice. We love Murazzano it seems to be becoming more important as each time we return more buildings seem to be renovated and the food gets better in Ca d' bruc and LeLe.!
No Alan you are being helpful and thanks.....we were to be staying with a friend in france on the way down so the trailer would be safe overnight and now things have changed a bit! So with a trailer we now have to really drive non stop in shifts which is a little tiring but not impossible , i worry about the prospect of not being informed hence the post, i have checked the info on the swiss portal and it seems to be ok to take personal stuff thru CH but we may have to pay a deposit which gets refunded at the other end (bit of a pain). I shall put all the variables into via michelin and make a desision then and it will probably involve jerry cans! However much i worry there is no doubt that an adventure is on the way with a bottle of red at the other end.....chin.
I think what i am asking is am i allowed through switzerland with my fridge,cooker shower etc even if i have to queue or will i have to pay a tax.......thanks for the ideas but having checked 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 doesnt seem to be a realistic option other than selling the fuel in france!! As i would need over 10 cans to get to Italy.
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Well ....we drive to Piemonte twice a year for a month and always camp on the way and back. We stay in municipal camp sites in whichever town/area we end up near and find it is the cheapest and most relaxing way to travel , some of the sites have a bar or cafe and the showers and loos are great.It is always nice sitting outside in the evening with a glass of red and a candle,for me better than the airless hotel box rooms, although to be honest we roll in fairly late and leave early to get on the road again. We stayed in a Formule 1 once and there was a room breakin so that can happen anywhere and for me i find the cheap hotels very claustrophobic and not suitable for pets unlike the camp sites. As for places to recommend we travel straight down France so a different route but a little research will show municipal sites for chosen towns...always struggled around Calais so would love to know if you find any good places. I don't bother too much with cooking stuff just a mini cooker for espresso and one pot emergency grub if we really cant find a good local cafe. Good luck and happy travels.
Hi Chris , We have a little Ciabot in Murazzano ,so not far away and know of a couple of builder/masons locally. Probably best to email me direct .......jasper@elfin.org..... Regards Jasper.
Or these guys: http://www.sprintage.it/en/sprintage.phtml
I can't help with the delivery costs but if you need kingspan at very reasonable prices these guys sell seconds in most specs and sizes, i have used them and some of the boards are slightly irregular thickness or damaged corners etc. http://www.secondsandco.co.uk/
Thanks for that link Tassi ,since i checked on saturday another 1000 have closed! Hi Rosi are you in Monesilio ,my geometra lives there and i travel through a lot as my sister has a house in Levice. We love Murazzano it seems to be becoming more important as each time we return more buildings seem to be renovated and the food gets better in Ca d' bruc and LeLe.!
No Alan you are being helpful and thanks.....we were to be staying with a friend in france on the way down so the trailer would be safe overnight and now things have changed a bit! So with a trailer we now have to really drive non stop in shifts which is a little tiring but not impossible , i worry about the prospect of not being informed hence the post, i have checked the info on the swiss portal and it seems to be ok to take personal stuff thru CH but we may have to pay a deposit which gets refunded at the other end (bit of a pain). I shall put all the variables into via michelin and make a desision then and it will probably involve jerry cans! However much i worry there is no doubt that an adventure is on the way with a bottle of red at the other end.....chin.
I think what i am asking is am i allowed through switzerland with my fridge,cooker shower etc even if i have to queue or will i have to pay a tax.......thanks for the ideas but having checked 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 doesnt seem to be a realistic option other than selling the fuel in france!! As i would need over 10 cans to get to Italy.
The problem is that there is no fuel available in france at the moment ,so maybe a little detour via Austria!
Keep falling off myself! I find a large glass of Barolo makes for a soft landing. Welcome back.