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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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]
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€
At the opera;-
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]
"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?
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.
"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
According to Waitrose Ordinary Granulated sugar is OK
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
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]