Hi all, does anyone know if we take a digital TV from the UK to Italy if it will work OK there? Many thanks in advance.Toni
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We have finally found a piece of land in Campania that we plan on buying for €53,000.00. It is classed as agricolo E/2.
Fri, 12/02/2011 - 16:30
Some of you may remember our posts a few months ago about driving down to our holiday home in Santa Marina via the swiss mountain passes.
Sun, 07/03/2011 - 08:08
We are driving down to Italy later on in the year and wondered if anyone can recommend somewhere decent to stay (that includes breakfast) between Lucern and Sarnen in Switzerland.
Sun, 02/27/2011 - 05:47
Next year when we go to our house in Southern Italy we plan on driving down instead of flying.
Sun, 11/14/2010 - 17:17
We plan on driving to Italy next year and wondered if anybody has a left hand drive small 4x4 for sale, which is ideally UK registered.
Sun, 10/17/2010 - 17:36
I have been told that my grandfather was an Italian prisoner of war in England during the second world war. He met my grandmother and wanted her to go to Italy with him to live, but for some reason she wouldn't go.
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 05:39
Have often seen the ribbon decorations on the wedding cars in Italy and wonder how they are made. Have done a search on google, but not found how to make them.
Mon, 07/12/2010 - 10:00
We have been trying to top up our Italian mobile via the wind site the last few days. Each time we put in the amount required and the cell phone number as requested, but it will not go through to the next page.
Sat, 05/22/2010 - 12:52
Just wondering if anyone has seen turtles while they have been in Italy. If so, in which area did they see them and was it at a wildlife park, or somewhere more like in their natural habitat.
Thu, 04/15/2010 - 04:22
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Sorry to hear about your fear Terry. We are going in a right hand drive car so which ever one of us is driving will be closest to the edge, which may be a little easier than being the nervous passenger on that side we guess??? It is thanks to AlanH on the forum that we have decided to take the Grimsel and Furka pass routes. We asked about a scenic route through the Alps and he came up trumps. We liked the look of the Stelvio pass (the one that was on Top Gear a while back), but it is too far over for us because we are heading down to our holiday home in Santa Marina (Campania) with a short stop over in Rome. Just hope the pass will be open by the time we go! If not we will do it the other way later in the year. Hope to be able to stop and take some impressive photos. So will post some on here when we get back. John & Toni
Many thanks for all the contributions. We have decided to go with RIMCN's suggestion of the Holiday Inn. It sounds ideal - we just need somewhere not too far from the motorway where we can sleep, eat and then get on our way through the grimsel pass early the next morning. Just in case anyone else is thinking of stopping there, they are offering up to 20% off if reservation is made more than 21 days in advance. John & Toni
Hi Alan - You have pretty much confirmed what we have thought may be the case regarding Switzerland accommodation being quite pricey and not much in the way of B & B's. Shall also keep the "cards welcome" bit in mind too. We are heading Sarnen way because ideally we want to go through the grimsel and furka passes. As we are going around the time that the pass usually opens we thought we would stop near Sarnen so that if necessary we could double back a bit and go through the san gottard tunnel if the passes are not open by then. As always, thanks for the useful info. John & Toni
Hi AM We use Robertson McIssac to insure our holiday home in Italy. They cover earthquakes and the premium that we pay is very reasonable. Here is the link to their foreign home insurance page http://www.rmib.co.uk/foreign_home.html If you scroll down that page there is also a direct email, phone number and contact form. Although we have never had to make a claim they always come across as efficient in our dealings with them. Good luck. Toni & John
Felice anno nuovo anche voi! - Happy new year also to all of you!
.........................just a few decorations. Only said the other day "should we be taking our Christmas tree with us to Italy when we move there" to my husband. He didn't know the answer, but I suspect someone here can tell me what is the norm for Italy. Thanks Toni
would rather travel the extra miles than give Michael O'Leary our money. Shame easyjet are not negotiating instead!
Ciao Billy Have you driven down to Puglia? If so, be interested to know how long it took and whether you took the long route through the Alps or if you went through the tunnels. John & Toni
Thanks for the suggestions. We like the sound of both routes, but we think that Alan's will be our preferred option. Having looked on google earth it looks like the extra time travelling will be well spent and the scenery will be wonderful provided we don't get a load of low cloud like you Blue and Mon. We can't wait! Many thanks again John & Toni
Yes thanks!