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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: New Desktop PC
Tue, 07/13/2010 - 18:32

I did a quick google along the lines ofÌýÌýÌý "UK Computer delivery italy"Ìý and found things such asÌý who seem to deliver - [there were others - this is just an example]

Answer to: New Desktop PC
Tue, 07/13/2010 - 13:14

According toÌý Ìý “ÌýÌýoften tend to be small, friendly, caring, family affairs. Ìýin Via Flaminia [in Rome] certainly is – That’s where I bought my Mac, and a major factor in buying a Mac and buying it from FBM was because they were able to supply it to me with the English Operating System pre-installed. They also keep English versions of most popular Mac applications in stock, and they're sales people also speak good English, so communication isn't a problem. The other advantage of this store is that it's in central Rome, so you won't have to travel miles to get to it.â€

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 13:19

At the opera;-

  • Dress casually
  • take a large picnic - be prepared to share/swap with others there
  • take wine - not soft drinks - and plenty of it
  • sing along - everyone does [except the posh twits]
  • take a cushion to sit on
  • take warm clothes - it can get chilly at night
  • take a waterproof - if its raining, and cancelled you get a refund AS Long As You Are Still In the Ampitheatre [my mate was there when they cancelled at 2200hrs - after most had gone home]
  • ENJOY yourself
Thu, 07/08/2010 - 11:55

You could try sending Ìý a PM - he seems to have a van that does the trip now and again.Ìý next one is on 20th July [I think]

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 12:00

"The land could do with being cleared / levelled a bit around the house." Do you need permission from your Commune to carry out such landscaping?

Answer to: Motorway tolls
Tue, 07/06/2010 - 13:08

Calais - up to Dunkirk, - Lille into Belgium- on to Luxembourg [fill up with cheap petrol] - on past Metz - Nancy and on to Mulhouse.Ìý All toll free, and not much difference in mileage.Ìý All motorway/dual carriageway, apart from about 40 minutes before Mulhouse. Then on through Switzerland - get the motorway vignette fromÌý Costs about £30, but no other charges to pay in Switzerland, [inc tunnels!], until you hit the ½ûÂþÌìÌà autostrada.

Tue, 07/06/2010 - 12:47

"Does anyone know where I can buy the rubber feet? I can buy in UK or in Italy." An inexpensive solution would be to put a couple of rubber washers [those used for taps] under each 'foot' and screw through them for the fixing

Answer to: Apricot Jam
Mon, 07/05/2010 - 09:38

According to Waitrose Ordinary Granulated sugar is OK

Answer to: Indian Spices
Sat, 07/03/2010 - 07:28

You could buy online. Ìý I did a quick check – these ÌýÌýÌýseem to charge £20 for delivery to Italy Ìý These - Ìýcharge about £25 Ìý In Arezzo, try;- Vivi Market,Ìý Via Crispi, 58/cÌý - Arezzo Described as - International supermarket with spices and staples for Chinese, Thai, Indian, and Mexican cuisine. Tel/Fax:(0575) 22376 To find it, - ÌýFrom the station, head across the road and straight up V. Guida Monaco to the huge roundabout, Piazza Guida Monaco. Turn hard right at the roundabout. It starts out as Via Roma and turns into Via F. Crispi. It's about 400-500 metres along. Ìý Hope this helps

Fri, 07/02/2010 - 07:21

Colonel Ìý You're not the only one who has problems - there seems to be a glitch somewhere May I suggest you PM Valentiina and Ronald - if enough do this, perhaps they'll get it fixed Ìý [Any suggestion that this is a plot by 'them' to stop this working is pure unfounded speculation]