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Driving to ItalyÌý

Just driven down.Ìý No longer cheap petrol in SwitzerlandÌý - fill up in France.Ìý

Even ½ûÂþÌìÌà petrol is appreciably cheaper than SwitzerlandÌý

(There was no petrol available in Mulhouse for some reason)

Wed, 09/14/2022 - 06:49

IMU Tax

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Don't forget the first payment is due by 16th June

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 06:35

DRIVING TO ITALY FOR CHRISTMAS

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You've got until Saturday to enter France, before the entry ban for UK citizens comes into place.

Thu, 12/16/2021 - 04:33

European PET Passport.

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Anyone had experience of getting a European Pet Passport for a dog in Italy (or possibly France, whenÌýwe drive down)

Thu, 08/26/2021 - 05:40

As a Brit with a holiday home in Northern Italy, its been over a year since I have been able to visit it.Ìý Last time was in February 2020, when the highlight was a meal out with ½ûÂþÌìÌà friends in a crowded restaurant in Bergamo!Ìý Luckily, no ill

Thu, 05/06/2021 - 04:55

IMU etc Due Soon

just a quick reminder to those not living in Italy,Ìý that the IMU etc on your ½ûÂþÌìÌà property requires payingÌýthis month.

Tue, 12/01/2020 - 14:48

Travelling through France - UK QuarantineÌý

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Looks like people travelling through France to the UK could well be soon required to quarantine themselves for 2 weeks on their entry into the UK.

Fri, 08/07/2020 - 03:27

Are there companies in Italy that just change kitchen units doors and worksurfaces, rather than a complete replacement of the units?

Thu, 12/05/2019 - 17:37

My house has a semi-underground store room that was nice and cool during the recent very hot weather - the dog and I spent a lot of time in it - me reading and him asleep on the floor.Floor is just old concrete slab - lots of dust, and the walls a

Wed, 07/03/2019 - 10:50

Car Driving to [and in] Italy on a UK Licence- post BrexitÌý IF No Deal reached.ÌýI am driving down in March, and have had to plan for a 'No Deal' Brexit, just in case.If No Deal - all UK Driving Licence holders

Tue, 02/26/2019 - 10:34

Comments posted

Answer to: Limoncello
Fri, 01/01/2010 - 11:01

I'm not sure if you can buy 90% alchohol here, would a good vodka do the same job? No, [I bring the pure alcohol back from Italy],ÌýÌý Ìý Ìý and no. [but it would be better than nothing - I'd also try a strong gin]

Fri, 01/01/2010 - 05:31

Ìý"how acceptable do most people feel the bastardisation of any language really is" Ìý Ìý Its a facy of life unfortunately. Ìý [Me - I've never recovered from finding out that people don't use 'octopodes' anymore]

Wed, 12/30/2009 - 10:18

Ìýas I understand it........ when viewing new posts on a thread iI you click on 'new' it takes you to the first new post in that threadÌý[i.e at the bottom of the page] If you click on the title of the thread- it takes you to the beginning, and you can read 'down' the page Ìý Hope that readsÌýclearer to you than it is to me - butÌýI know what I meant to say

Wed, 12/30/2009 - 06:15

This walking guide book could be useful Ìý Ìý and this website may also have info Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

Wed, 12/30/2009 - 05:28

Try using the search facility here. Ìý My first attemptÌý [search on 'travellingÌý dogs'] found;- Ìý Ìý so try a few appropriate word combinations. Ìý

Sat, 12/12/2009 - 13:06

Petrol in Luxembourg is the cheapest you'll see on your route home.Ìý Don't bother trying to find it cheaper off of the motorway there - the government makes sure that the price is the same everywhere Ìý For petrol prices in Europe, see;-Ìý

Fri, 12/11/2009 - 14:02

ÌýIts like a road fund licence for driving on Swiss motorways [and you can't really avoid using them crossing Switzerland. Tou can buy it on line at , and at the border, and at some service stations just before the border Its valid for a calendar year plus the December before and the January afterwards.Ìý You stick it on your windscreen, and they check at most border crossings Ìý [you can often get them on e-bay - from tightwads who manage to peel the vignette off after they've finished travelling. Ìý Apart from the vignette, there are no extra costs fpor using motorways and tunnels uin switzerlans

Fri, 12/11/2009 - 07:32

ÌýThis site has the Swiss motorway webcams - so you can see what its like Ìý Ìý Ìý Beam Deflectors? - I assume you mean for when you are in the UK.Ìý Whether they arre a legal requirement, I'm not sure.Ìý However, I'd play safe and assume they are [its good manners to other drivers anyway] I'd suggest you stick a triangle of black insulating tape on each headlight to cut out that part of the dipped beam that shoots to the right.Ìý Fix them on at Calais - or wherever you cross the ChannelÌý They won't do much good [even professional ones are pretty useless] but the police will see them and think you've done something

Answer to: Calendars
Fri, 12/11/2009 - 04:53

It appears to be a page a day calendar, with lots of extras. I found this blurb on it;' "…………., this calendar enables readers to quickly pick up helpful and interesting ½ûÂþÌìÌà words and expressions by studying the simple phrases alongside English translations. An audio CD of basic phrases is also included with the calendar. The calendar also includes cultural theme pages related to the language. The calendar is ideal for beginners as well as those who want to refresh their skills.Music in Italy spans a broad spectrum of genres, from the dramatic operas of Giuseppe Verdi to Ennio Morricone's spaghetti western soundtracks. Biographies of artists such as these are featured in the Living ½ûÂþÌìÌà ½ûÂþÌìÌà 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar theme pages, along with facts on musical venues around Italy that have played a starring role in ½ûÂþÌìÌà musical history."

Answer to: Calendars
Wed, 12/09/2009 - 18:53

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