I'm planning my route down for a months visit in July.
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I logged on this morning to my local webcam, to look at the snow on the ski slopes.
Thu, 01/05/2012 - 04:47
Loved the note about changing the locks!
Wed, 09/21/2011 - 09:20
Mon, 07/25/2011 - 05:21
For many years now I have used the likes of 'mappy', 'via michelin' etc for calculating different routes down to Italy - for us its a part of our holiday, so we don't always want to take the quickest/shortest route down.Ìý We prefer to vary the rou
Wed, 06/01/2011 - 09:25
Today I received an email from the Swiss Travel Centre.Ìý The relevant portion is;- "The GBP price for a Vignette will increase from 01 June 2011 and we wanted to give you the opportunity to purchase this years’ Vignette before the pric
Mon, 05/23/2011 - 09:45
I've just driven down and back for a [much too] short holiday, and feel that an update on how fuel prices look on the way down would be useful to fellow travellers The following is a good site for seeing what prices have been likeÌýÌý
Mon, 04/04/2011 - 05:02
P&O have introduced a new ferry on the Dover - Calais route - its called the Spirit of Britain. They seem to have a special offer on at the moment [on this ship only] I've just booked a return crossing [car + 2] for £60 - significantly less th
Sat, 01/29/2011 - 06:08
Does Tomato soup exist in Italy? We were feeling a bit under the weather when we went out to Italy 2 weeks ago.Ìý As part of the R&R process, I fancied some soup, and looked around the supermarket.Ìý There were lots of different soups, but I rea
Mon, 01/24/2011 - 08:29
The route/timings for next years Giro d'Italia have been posted Ìý My son rang me up to inform me that the route passes about 100m away from
Sat, 11/06/2010 - 07:04
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I don't think that there are any special checks between Italy and France
However, assuming you are in a UK registered car, the automatic number plate systemÌý may flag up that you're a Brit, and you could get pulled over just to check you've been in Europe long enough to avoid any speciaL requirements for UK citizens entering France.Ìý
( If you're in an ½ûÂþÌìÌà registered car, I wouldn't expect any stop at all,,)
Hope so - I was planning for the end of January,Ìý but I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen now.
At leastÌý we got over in November.
The problem is that France is banning entry to UK citizens from 11pm Friday.
Getting to Italy by road would mean completely avoiding France.
Useful, if you lose the passport- should ease things getting help at the embassy.
I also carry photocopy of Driving Licence.
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Latest advice
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/italy/entry-requirements
In particular,Ìý see the bit about date of paper certificate.
I'd suggest you take a few photocopies of any paper certificates.Ìý They do show "COPY" faintly in a box, but you can't see it easily, and they still work.
Also photocopies of Passports, just in case
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/eu-pet-passports-how-make-21462647.amp
Interesting response, Clueless in Italy.
I've been reading some web entries about holiday home owners [non-resident] in France. easily getting their dogs an EU Passport
May try my luck with a friendly vet in Italy on our next doggie visit. - its worth a punt.
Governmrnt Website says:-
ITALY
If you hold a paper driving licence or a driving licence from Gibraltar, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man, you may need a 1968ÌýIDP. Check with the ½ûÂþÌìÌà Embassy.
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Similar comment for France
So check with embassiesÌý
Why not upgrade(?) to a photo driving licence?Ìý Don't need an IDP then.
(World be highly surprised if anyone checks your licence, unless you have an "incident")
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It was soooo good to have now managed to get to Italy,Ìý albeit for only a short break.
Have now completed the return journey to UK.
Again, not a single border check (Switzerland,Ìý Germany or France) on the return.Ìý
All we had to do at Eurotunnel, after our passports were checked by French Border Police, was take our online uk Passenger Locator Form and our (paper) Covid Passes to a desk in the Terminal, where details were put on computer by very accommodating staff.
We were then given our Boarding Pass tag and went through uk Passport Control when called for loading on the train.
All pretty easy - except for tunnel problems, (one track not in use - technical difficulties) so 1 hour delay.Ìý Felt sorry for people travelling to France as the delay on uk side was about 3 or 4 hours - cars were queueing on the A20 to enter the terminal.
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