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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Well done Silvia - two responses so far, (plus this one), and both adverts.
Following on from Modicasa and Ugo's comments - it would appear you really only have two options for taking your fiance's name.
1.Ìý ÌýMarry him in Ireland
2.Ìý ÌýChange your surname to match his before you marry him in Italy.Ìý
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Good luck
My ½ûÂþÌìÌà bank has emailed me today confirming payment made.Ìý
Hopefully I'll be over there before the next one in June.
I'm lucky, the Comune sends me the F24 by email, so I just sign it and email it to my ½ûÂþÌìÌà bank for payment.
Remember, (assuming you are from the UK) that if you are out if the UK for more than 6 months (continuous), you (in theory,)Ìýlose the right to NHS services when you return. And any travel insurance and car insurance is similarly time limited
Back in the early 2000's, I bought my house in Italy.Ìý ÌýWe decided it was easier for me to be the sole purchaser, although both my wife and I attended the signing at the Notary's.Ìý
He was OK with her not being a purchaser,Ìý but asked that myÌýwife countersign each page of the documentation to indicate her agreement with me being sole owner.
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"However, we both use Naples airport when going to Italy & it is only one day so we don't think this is too much trouble."
Don't forget - covid test before you go, and quarantine on your return to UK
The ones that are on now are still on their backing.
You can get cheap vignettes on ebay, if you need one again.
(Probably not legal in Swis law)
The MontÌýBlanc route is probably a little quicker than your usual route, but it is a fair bit more expensive - Via Michelin indicates about €100+ each wayÌý overall.Ìý ( More if you already have a Swiss Carnet). Although its marginally quicker, I've done the route a couple of times and it's a bit of a (tiring) blast on the motorways.
If it's just your usual route you want to avoid, may I suggest the following:-
Calais to Pontarlier (near Besancon), mainly motorway,Ìý then into Switzerland and onto the motorway that skirts Lake Geneva and leads onto the Simplon Pass into Italy, near Domadossola.Ìý Then on, via lake Orta to Varallo.Ìý The Swiss part of the trip is very scenic, and less hectic than others.Ìý (Its the route we use when we take the dog for its Summer holiday near Orta)Ìý
Depending on how many stops you want to make, I can recommend a couple of hotels on the route.
ONE OTHER THING - I don't now ifÌýthe Mont Blanc route has been affected by the recent storms/flooding in France and WestÌýPiedmonte
Good luck