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.
Loved the note about changing the locks!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Talk to people locally - they will know the best tradesmen to use.ÌýI've always been very pleased with tradesmen found this wayUsing local tradesmen also keeps everyone happy - locals don't like outsiders, [for my area thats anyone fromÌý more than about 3 or 4 Km away],Ìýdoing work a local can do]
Stamp Duty - 2nd PropertyÌýin UKNowadays, if you already own a property in UK, there is an automatic 3% addition to the rate of Stamp Duty payable on the purchase price on a second home.
Perhaps we should introduce it in the UK post Brexit?
Electricity - yes there is a higher rate for 'foreigners' - don't think so for water or gas.
[Things may have changed when they fiddled around with (increased) leccie prices recently, but I don't think so]
Try an emailÌýmail@angeloferoci.itÌý
½ûÂþÌìÌà Consulate has a listÌýhttp://www.conslondra.esteri.it/consolato_londra/en/i_servizi/per_i_cittadini/notarileÌý
Look at;-/community/post/removing-sun-screen-stains-linenÌý
Also - do you have Residency?Ìý If not, its probably not worth trying
would the water board give you a quote, including them doing everything including trenching?ÌýÌýAt least then you'll know the worst case scenario
If they don't like what is happening, complaints may well 'appear' at the Comune [and possibly the Tax people] Let them know what is happening, and 'keep them sweet' - never upset the locals