Tesco and Eurotunnel[Copied from another Forum]If you shop at Tesco you'll probably be rewarded with Cash Vouchers. ÌýWhat you may not know is that you can exchange these for 3x their value with Eurotunnel.
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ITALIAN GENEALOGYI am researching my family tree [all UK based], and belong to a Genealogy Group here in the UK - its part of the U3A [an organisation for 'retired persons who want to do things rather than sit at home all d
Wed, 01/04/2017 - 05:24
Cancelling a Eurotunnel BookingÌýI have had to cancel a return trip on Eurotunnel [Car + 2 + Dog], as I have to go into hospital for an op.The booking was 'non-refundable'.I rang them to cancel and they confirmed it was non-
Thu, 05/26/2016 - 08:00
IMU - Its still aroundÌýI thought this had disappeared in the new tax system, but my Comune website says the first payment for 2014 is due by 16th JuneÌýPaid it via my bank today - emailed them the F24
Fri, 06/13/2014 - 08:56
Looks like the days of the easy/cheap trip to italy through Switzerland are numbered.ÌýApparently, the Swiss government has decided to raise the cost of the vignette to 100 Swiss Francs for 2015.ÌýThey are introducing a two month vignette for 40SF,
Sun, 09/01/2013 - 15:58
Petrol prices in France are now comparable with the UK, except on the French Autoroutes.One option is to fill up at the L'Eclerc superstores with their SP95 E10 petrol [its a petrol with some ethylene in - generally used in France - which is OK fo
Thu, 07/11/2013 - 04:25
For a change this year we drove down to Italy via BesanconÌý [avoiding most tolls by taking some good french non-motorways.]However - Besancon roads are in total chaos as they are digging them up to lay tram routes - this will take about 2 more yea
Wed, 07/10/2013 - 16:44
Can you help?I've just completed making a 'variation' of Limoncello. The only change is that I dispensed with the lemons, I and substituted Sloes that I picked here in the UK at the end of last year.
Sun, 01/20/2013 - 09:10
In today's GuardianRyanair have announced their credit card will now be liable to the same charges as other credit cards - so the end of no charge bookings
Sat, 11/10/2012 - 09:07
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Ìý I think Ram is right - the chances of it turning up are remote at best. Ìý Hopefully you can claim it on insurance [although that won't get any pictures back] - did you get anything from the police to show that you had reported it lost?
ÌýI totally agree with Terry about the toll free route - its the one I take [except that I go from Nancy to Mulhouse rather than the Molsheim route] However, if the Campavan is 'tired', you need to remember that to use the Gotthard Tunnel, you have to climb about 2500 feet up to the tunnel from Lake Lucerne areaÌý- its a pretty long haul up, and might beÌýa bit much for it.Ìý [Which is why I suggested the alternative of going via the Med coast around Nice] There's also a big climb up to the Mont Blanc Tunnel if they choose that route
Ìý As sloe gin is effectively sugar and gin, [with the sloes adding the kick by adding some yeast (I believe) to convert some of the sugar to additional alcohol], there is little reason to doubt that it will be 'great' to drink. Your Grandad, like my Dad, seems to hold the view that leaving a couple of sloes in the bottle helps to keep it 'alive'. If I were you, I would strain the drink through a muslin cloth into a new clean bottle, sit down and try a slug of it [IÌýwill always remember one Christmas when some of Dad's friends dropped in for a drink - the wife so liked the sloe gin that she drank two shots, and then nicked her husbands second.Ìý Unfortunately, Dad's shots were rather large, and on leaving, when the fresh air hit her, she left the front path and weaved her way through the rose bushes, and sat downÌýuntil hubby rescued her]Ìý
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"I am assuming this van does not have electrical hook up" Ìý ÌýIf no hook up - pop to a caravan accessory shop - get a 'hook up plug' and fit it to a long extension lead - then they can have heat/light in the camparvan. Ìý ÌýÌýÌý
If its that old/knackered a van - stick to the flat bits - therefore, down to the med coast around Nice and along one of the Corniches into Italy.Ìý That way you avoid the mountains [even the tunnels into Italy involve a fair amount of climbing]
Ìý "I’ll leave the subject now because it’s getting a bit boring and I’m feeling like an outcast. :(" Send a PM to Ronald - thats probably the quickest way to get it sorted
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Getting There by Road
Ìý By Coach - Not the easiest site to use – try phoning them (tel: 0870 514 3219 or 0871 781 881, runs regular coach services from the UK to Italy. Passes: Travellers can book a 15- or 30-day pass. Available from Eurolines (website: Ìý By Car – lots of advice on the Italymag forums – use the search facility for routes and accommodation recommendations Ìý Norfolk Line - ÌýÌýhave some good deals on Channel crossings at presentÌý [Use code EBF for a £10 discount]
This must be true - it's in the Grauniad .............