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I'm planning my route down for a months visit in July.

Mon, 06/04/2012 - 08:13

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

I have just got back from my latest trip to Italy, and thought some of you might be interested to hear about a Swiss hotel that we stayed in on the way down.It is the Hotel Engel in Stans [near to Lake Lucerne, a few minutes from the motorway

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.  We prefer to vary the rou

Wed, 06/01/2011 - 09:25

Today I received an email from the Swiss Travel Centre.  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 like  

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.  As part of the R&R process, I fancied some soup, and looked around the supermarket.  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   My son rang me up to inform me that the route passes about 100m away from

Sat, 11/06/2010 - 07:04

Comments posted

Tue, 03/17/2020 - 10:29

The way I funded buying my holiday property in Italy a few years ago was to extend the mortgage on my [UK] home.  Have you considered that?                                 

Mon, 03/09/2020 - 14:14

Try getting a key from the Energy ccompany office - its probably their cupboard.   

Thu, 01/16/2020 - 05:18

Emailed Italymag.  They are working on the 'date's issue.  They hope to have it fixed in the next few days.

Fri, 01/03/2020 - 06:16

Duplicate post 

Fri, 01/03/2020 - 06:15

I also reported it, trying to get "them" to do s something. 

Wed, 12/11/2019 - 16:53

Swiss motorway vignette. To use the Swiss motorways, assuming you go that way, you'll need a vignette. However, if you already have a 2019 vignette, it is valid up to the end of January 2020, so would cover your trip.

Wed, 12/11/2019 - 15:03

Use "Via Michelin " to sort out your route. Its probably about 11 to 12 hours driving, plus stops.

Good place to stop about 2 hrs from Calais is Reims area. We use the Novotel at Riems Tinquex, it does better food than the nearby Ibis, and is just off the motorway. We book it through the Accor website, but if you look at "Booking.com" you can see what else is available in the area.

Good luck

Fri, 12/06/2019 - 06:35

Thanks

Wed, 11/27/2019 - 11:06

Wouldn't bank on there being no linkage between UK and French authorities.

Mon, 11/25/2019 - 07:21

This may help, from a few years ago;-

/post/hello-we-are-planning-move

good luck