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. 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 Â
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
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I'm one of the lucky onesI get the F24 sent to me by the comune [via an ½ûÂþÌìÌà Friend], sign it, scan it and emil it to my bank in Italy who pay it.If you don't have the F24 - you can get it here;-  https://www.amministrazionicomunali.it/imu/calcolo_imu.phpRemeber, all joint owners [your siblings] are expected to pay their part by seperate F24s Good luck
Try Googling;-             "Part Load Italy to UK"You should get some options there
A quick google of'man with a van uk to italy' throws up some options
You can get all the train times, and type of train [intercity regional etc] on the German Rail Planner site for european rail timeshttps://www.bahn.com/i/view/index.shtmlAs to whether the trains will be full - who knows, but I wouldn't expect it to be a major problem
You can if you drive a 3.5 tonne truck, but don't think cars can do it http://www.uta.com/tankkarte/tindex/en_Telepass_EU.htm?OpenDocument&4BB0F94D822D2302C1257F87002A6D3FÂ
Try googling "Geometra - Ceglie Messapica Puglia" -it throws up a list of several geometras in the area, with contact phone numbers - call and see if they speak English Good lock
 BandTaxable incomeTax ratePersonal AllowanceUp to £11,8500%Basic rate£11,851 to £46,35020%Higher rate£46,351 to £150,00040%Additional rateover £150,00045%So you would pay approx £7000 tax, plus National Insurance charges and Pension payments
Try Googling - "student visa requirements Italy"
Anyone going to use the Voucher offer needs to read the Conditions on the website - there are things like only 1 voucher per application, [so don't take your Tesco bonus in several small chunks, but wait until near to when you want to book, and get a single large value voucher]
You could contact the English College in Rome, they may well be able to advise/helphttp://www.vecrome.org/contact.html Good LuckAlan