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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".......... Therefore it cannot be illegal for an ½ûÂþÌìÌà resident to have a UK licence with an out of date address. What is the offence? Who can prosecute it? ....." The original offence is in the UK - where your driving licence has to have your current address on it [I've just changed mine, when I moved in the UK] I believe that the licence is not 'valid' with an out of date address - so if you were unlucky enough to have a [serious] accident in Italy and they checked with the UK [computers are a wonderful thing], you could be in deep 'doo doo'
It might help if you said what types of food you are looking to get.
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"......... not sure what FB is ? .." Facebook
As a non-football fan   [- I used to prefer Rugby Union until it got too professional, but these days I do enjoy the speed of play in Rugby League]  I would like to say how blown away I was by the speed and accuracy of the Spanish passing game. Italy did little wrong [to my untutored eye], indeed they played some good football [when they got the ball], and they well deserved to be in the Final, but Spain were fantastic, in a league of their own If only British football could be half as good
Brother in Law was in France last week - I asked him to get me a kit as we're off to Italy this week - no kits to be had in Chemists - none expected for at least a couple of weeks. So he bought some for me on the Ferry on way back £5.99, just to be on safe side - although they shouldn't be imposing it for a while [but who trusts the French police that much?]
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"Why camp when you can get a cheap hotel like Premiere Classe or F1? The time spent farting about with erecting the tent and checking out the ablution facilities is not worth it. We love camping but it's not the best for a speedy trip south." I have to agree - if you want a cheap overnight stay, that is 'quick and easy' - use the PC or F1 'hotels' - the hassle of faffing about with the tent isn't worth it for an overnight stop. Different matter if its a leisurely drive down with a couple of days camping here and there.
Me - "Double glazed doors/windows in the UK are not toughened glass - 'cos they are are much less likely to shatter than a single glazed pane. " Bunterboy - "I fell off a stool and put my boot through my recently purchased double glazed french door" Won't ask what he was doing on the stool! And it must have been some boot!!
If I remember correctly - in the UK, glazed door panels should be toughened to prevent injury - but they are single glazed. Double glazed doors/windows in the UK are not toughened glass - 'cos they are are much less likely to shatter than a single glazed pane. So I think your carpenter is correct, and toughened glass in double glazing is not 'normal practice', and is IMHO unnecessary