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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: Electric adaptor
Tue, 09/22/2009 - 04:54

You can get 'travel adaptors' in plenty of shops in the UK, including at airports and ferry ports.ÌýHowever, they are only rated at about 3.5 toÌý7 amps [depending on type] so you can't use them for stuff like kettles and some high tech UK hair dryers.Ìý The plugs also canÌýwarm up quite a lot when in useI keep a couple of adaptorsÌý for travelling to/from my holiday place in italy - but as a permanent solution I have a couple of UK '4-way' extension leads atÌýthe house,Ìýthat I have cut the UK plug off of, and fitted an ½ûÂþÌìÌà one instead.

Answer to: snakes
Thu, 09/17/2009 - 18:24

This site has photos of many european snakesÌý go to the "Index (Common)" page and look in the index for 'Snakes' - where the many European ones are listed.Ìý If you click on the name, the pictures pop up, and underneath the last picture it gives the snake's distribution

Answer to: snakes
Thu, 09/17/2009 - 09:08

what did the skin look like?Ìý Any picture?

Tue, 09/15/2009 - 05:11

For me - the 'New Activity' button does not pick up all new and amended postsÌý- but the 'mark all as read' button does 'knock them all out' - including those not recognisedÌýby the New Activity buttonÌýpostsÌýSo I have to checkÌý carefully to see what I would be missing by hitting the 'Mark all ...' button

Mon, 09/14/2009 - 09:55

If you log on to the Accor websiteÌý -Ìý ÌýÌýYou get a great range of hotels, fromÌýÌýbelow Formula 1 up to higher than Mercure, and a pretty good interactive map to sort out your options

Mon, 09/14/2009 - 05:23

The second link in my original posting - the link that referred to an overnight stop in Belguim should have beenÌýÌý ,ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ìý [which refers to Castel les Sorbieres, not a repeat of the Nancy hotel - ]lÌýAs to cost - the benefit of the Formula 1 chain is cheap and cheerful - however, as I like to make the journey a part of the holiday, [and not a mad dash to/from the channel], I prefer to pay the extra and get a good hotel with good foodÌý [both the stops I quote above easily do that]

Answer to: Limoncello
Mon, 09/14/2009 - 05:08

"As Adriatica says, pop it in the freezer (it won'tÌýfreeze)Ìý" ÌýCareful - if its a commercial limoncello, the alcoholic content probably won't be high enough to prevent freezing

Answer to: Limoncello
Sun, 09/13/2009 - 15:18

"....but where do you get the litre of 90 percent proof alcohol? I don't see it on the shelves of the local shops"ÌýTry the larger supermarkets - thats where we got ours

Answer to: Limoncello
Sun, 09/13/2009 - 11:42

"Can someone tell me that once opened, how long will it keep in the fridge?"ÌýAs long as it takes you to drink it.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ......................................Ìý [It won't go 'off']