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.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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聽 gives details for St Peters 聽I'd visit the Pope's Parish Church - St John Lateran - very impressive, and not crowded 聽When we went we didn't take a car - traffic is v stressful. What we did each day was take a taxi to the place we wanted to see [St Peters, Colloseum, etc] and then just walk back to the hotel - amazing places found on these walks.
"In Italy do they ever use the sort of electric boilers that heat the water as you use it? (a sort of combi boiler I suppose)聽 We've got one of these here in the UK that just heats water for a shower and kitchen use.聽" It could be difficult as you probably only have 3kW of power available at your place, and the type of electric heater you describe probably has a higher rating
....... your engine will flood. 聽 聽 The main choices by ferry聽are Dover Calais or Dover Dunkirk [or you can do the Chunnel] Cheapest option is invariably Norfolk Line to Dunkirk - takes 2 hours instead of 1.5 hours on Dover -聽Calais Just booked for September - with Norfolk Line聽 拢42 return for car plus 2 people Distances聽 to Italy are almost the same from either port 聽 Quickest route [without tolls] is probably Dunkirk, Lille, Namur, Luxembourg,Metz, Nancy, Mulhouse, Basle,聽Lucerne, Gotthar Tunnel and into Italy.聽聽聽 All free motorway or dual carriageway except for a short stretch [45 mins or so] over the聽mountains to聽Mulhouse, but there is teh Swiss Vignette to buy - about 拢35
础蝉听 'Imposta comunale sugli immobili anno 2007'聽聽 means ICI for 2007 [when it still existed for locals], I can only assume there was a problem with your payments that year, and they're getting it back off you now.
According to the members list - he was logged in at about 12.30pm today
"Plaster regulates the moisture content of the air inside the building by absorbing excess when humidity levels are high & giving it back to the air & the surrounding structure when humidity is low" Not sure I totally agree with this statement - as once the plaster is painted, it tends to be sealed and its ability to absorb/release water vapour can be very reduced/stopped 聽 "........... Coupled with the fact that even modern houses seem to lack effective ventilation, the growth of black mold, especially behind furniture, after a winter period is a clear indicator that the environment is not a healthy one. What does Alan H reckon?聽聽 ......." My house has a mouldy wall - a combination of the 禁漫天堂 builders聽inability to understand
Mould does indicate lack of ventilation, but can also indicate damp penetrating from outside [my wall is built agaist a hillside - old barn many years old].聽聽I keep it under control over the winter shutdown by painting the wall with mould inhibitor - after a few years the inhibitor appears to have soaked into the cement enough to stop [I hope permanently] the growth of mould. If the house needs ventilation over winter - you could fit solar powered ventilators [used in yachting], They don't cost a lot and allow you to keep the house well locked up over winter
You should talk to a geometra However - Did a quick google on this 鈥 found a UK company -聽 聽聽 聽聽-聽 that states - 聽聽鈥淭he Ark猫 brochure is produced in Italy and shows configurations which are outside UK regulations;鈥澛犅 In other words 鈥 what is allowed in Italy The Arke 聽brochure is 聽on - 聽聽 and shows lots of 聽different stairs, and may help you I also found their staircase planner on聽聽 聽 聽 聽 Hope this helps
"I suspect the real expense will kick in when we try and find somewhere to eat out!" Too true!!! Another warning - a couple of years ago we ate in a restaurant that only accepted SFs - not Euros or Cards.聽 Had to trot off to find an ATM when the bill came.聽 Now we always check to see that cards are accepted before ordering
Dunkirk - Lille - into Belgium [not sure on roadworks - some say go up to Brussels to avoid them] - on to Luxembourg [fill up with cheap petrol] down past Metz, Nancy and on to Mulhouse.聽 All motorway of dual carriageway, except for about 40 minutes into Mulhouse and NO TOLL FEES at all 聽 From Mulhouse, into Germany and take the motorway to Basle, but turn off onto the motorway/dual carriageway to Lorrach - this avoids Basle completely, then into Switzerland and on to Lucerne. 聽 Where are you stay at in Lucerne? [always find accommodation expensive in Switzerland]