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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.聽 We prefer to vary the rou

Wed, 06/01/2011 - 09:25

Today I received an email from the Swiss Travel Centre.聽 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鈥 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聽聽

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 拢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.聽 As part of the R&R process, I fancied some soup, and looked around the supermarket.聽 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 聽 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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Answer to: BBC4
Wed, 02/27/2013 - 07:00

................聽 but have recorded it

Sat, 02/23/2013 - 19:14

My 禁漫天堂 isn't great, but I has a balcony repaired/extended a couple of years ago. I think that "pedate di gradini in pietra tipo 鈥淕orgoglione鈥 dello spessore cm. 5;" means that the steps will be surfaced with 5cm thick stone [a local stone - type Gorgoglione] - mine were tiled The bit previous to that may refer to facing the vertical faces聽on the steps, and the final bit may refer to labour costs for finishes聽 [but I'm less sure of these 2]

Tue, 02/12/2013 - 06:53

The question on 'half and half stairs'聽to ask is;- "Are they legal in Italy?" I know they are in the UK, but are they acceptable to your Comune?聽聽聽聽聽聽 I'd suggest you check with聽your Geometra or Architect

Answer to: Bye Bye Pope !!
Mon, 02/11/2013 - 09:27

"................. So the first Pope to stand down .........." Not quite right - a few have done so.聽 Last one was Gregory 12th聽 about 600 years ago

Sun, 02/10/2013 - 08:19

Have you considered getting quotes from other builders?

Answer to: Gas Prices
Tue, 02/05/2013 - 11:49

Before I converted to metano [mains gas] I ran a gas cooker and instantaneous water heater [for hot water and bath/shower] quite easily on small bottled gas 聽

Tue, 02/05/2013 - 06:50

"............... There was a prog on (I think) Channel 4 - the title had something about 'rooms' ............" "Four Rooms"

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 15:13

"To be is to do" - Socrates "To do is to be" - Sartre "Do be do be do" - Sinatra 聽 Can we move on please?

Answer to: Name that Drink
Mon, 01/21/2013 - 11:54

Have now risked trying the concoction Very liqueur-like, obviously a bit sweet, but with a nice taste from the sloes. Got a distinct 'heating effect' in stomach after the 'sip' traveled down there. Thinking, therefore, of 'Sloe Burner' ................. but still open to suggestions

Thu, 12/13/2012 - 18:17

"Yes it is 110volts so needs a step down transformer - they can be bought from Maplins in UK for 拢15 to 拢20, in Italy they are probably available ......." If you can't readily find a step down transformer, as a [temporary?] measure I聽suppose you could always buy an electric聽shaver point [110V/220V] and wall mounting box,聽wire it to a plug and use the 110V output to power the American sepentino