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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: Revisione
Mon, 03/19/2012 - 12:53

Found this on the web - hope it helps Ìý "If you have a car which is more than 4 years old, at two year intervals you have to pass your 'Revisione'.ÌýThe cost isÌýabout €50 euros. The REVISIONElasts about 30 minutes and the following SHOULD be checked: Documents of the vehicle Registration plates Vehicle Identification Number Brake efficiency Exhaust emissions: Carbon Monoxide (CO); Hydrocarbons (HC) Lighting equipment, stop lamps, reflectors and direction indicatorsÌý Driver's view of the road: Mirrors Wipers and Washers Windscreen Seat belts Tyres Exhaust system Doors Horn Steering Vehicle structure Presence of spare wheel; warning triangle Lights Brakes Tyres Exhaust emissions Horn" The article went on to say that in practice, often only a cursory check of lights, brakes etc is made Ìý Ìý

Wed, 03/14/2012 - 15:11

Is there a link to it?

Mon, 03/12/2012 - 05:23

"Only prob I can see with eating on the boat is wanting to go to sleep afterwards (Yes, we have reached that time of life)" So have I!!! - Its a 2 hour crossing soÌýthere's time for a meal when you get on [ask the Attendant in charge of the Exec Lounge for an early meal] and an hours 'nap' afterwards Although its a 2 hr crossing, you'll be in the lounge about 20 minutes before you leave the harbour, because of the priority loading, so there's plenty of time for a meal and a nap

Sat, 03/10/2012 - 10:56

"........ Really want something nice that we can park at then walk around town looking for something to eat." As you 'dock' at 7pm [assume its DFDS/Norfolk Line] - the odds are you won't be at an hotel in the area of Namur much before 9.30ish, allowing for offloading etc [have you booked priority loading/unloading? - well worth it] - By the time you've checked in [let them know you'll be checking in late] it could be about 10pm before you start looking to find somewhere to eat.Ìý Places will be closing.Ìý So it may be wiser to eat at the hotel [again let them know you're wanting to eat late] Dinant is a nice place - much better than Namur [in my opinion], and the Ibis there serves 'light snacks' in the bar if all else fail. Personally, I'd suggest you eat on the boat - the food is pretty good if you avoid the self service areas, and if you do the priority loading and exec lounge you can haveÌýa meal served in the lounge - [so grab a window seat],Ìýthen the worry about a meal later on doesn't rear its ugly head Might pay you to stop a bit earlier - but that will lengthen day 2's travel Ìý Good Luck

Thu, 03/08/2012 - 05:11

Ryanair's website says "Sorry, but we don't operate the route Liverpool - Rimini at the moment" Ìý There is some hope [possibly]Ìý -Ìý ".... at the moment."ÌýÌýÌý This could be the critical wording - but who knows?

Answer to: ciao ragazzi!
Mon, 03/05/2012 - 13:26

"I should really get to a language course some time." See if your any of your local colleges/schools do Conversational ½ûÂþÌìÌà as an evening class - that's how we started

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 07:06

Ìý Ìý Ram said "The capital gain is due in Italy, therefore paid in Italy, In this case it has nothing to do with the UK, or where you are fiscally resident, as it is not a cross border tax - AFAIK" - ---------- However, this is a quote from the HMRC website, about CGT “Most assets are liable to Capital Gains Tax when you sell or dispose of them. These include shares, property, business assets and personal possessions - whether they're in the UK or overseas. But some assets are exempt – such as your car and, in most cases, your main home.†Ìý So you probably are liable if you are a UK taxpayer

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 06:49

Venice can be horrendously expensive - especially so around Easter time. What we did once was stay in Padove, its cheaper [there's a hotel near the station with garage parking for about E75 a night - Hotel Al Cason], and its only 30 minutes by train to Venice The train run into Venice is fantastic, especially the last bit over the causeway, and you leave the station by a sweep of steps that overlooks the Grand Canal. There is a regular train service, so you can dine out in Venice after the tourists have gone home Ìý Just a suggestion, but its worth considering

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 16:02

" ........... if you insist on averaging less than 700km a day when travelling abroad and given a reasonable time to complete this milage perhaps one should choose another mode of transport i.e. Plane or Train. ....." I wasn't aware that anyone was insisting on less than 700km a day, although my personal preference is for about about maximum of 8 hours travelling a day - say 650km including stops.Ìý What one needs to recognise is that different people have different travel 'requirements', but nobody is saying that any particular option is right or wrong.Ìý And I do also travel to Italy by train and plane as well - horses for courses really

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 06:32

"........ more than 1 overnight stop is having a laugh; ....." I disagree - if you make the journey part of the 'holiday', there's a lot to be said to taking a few days to get to and fromÌýItaly.Ìý And you don't need another holiday to get over the journey