I think the groups now exist [at least - when I go to the 'make a new post' section, there they are, in the "Audience" section] Ìý Hope someone uses them soon - after all the time its taken
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Anyone used the Harwich to Hook of Holland ferry service? I'm hoping to drive down to the holiday home later this year, and was thinking of using the service.
Thu, 07/01/2010 - 04:45
By chance I went on the old Forum yesterday - found that someone had PM'ed meÌýfrom that forum only a few days ago. Ìý I hadn't got any notification of a PM, but obviously the old Forum PM system still worksÌý Ìý It might be worth doing the odd visit
Sat, 05/15/2010 - 12:15
Hopefully they may start flights to the North soonÌý?
Mon, 04/19/2010 - 12:40
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 04:33
what else can one say?
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 05:00
I can't beleive that its 17+ hours since the last post - or has my PC taken over and hidden everything?
Thu, 11/12/2009 - 11:24
ÌýHopefully this will kill Blair's ambitionsÌýoff.
Wed, 10/14/2009 - 12:05
There is an interesting article in today's G2 section of the Guardian newspaper by a woman who moved to Italy, founded a successful business, and has now moved back to the UK [but still has the business] because she missed LondonÌý
Wed, 08/26/2009 - 04:55
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It happens now and again Ìý
have you considered buying a 5' bed in the UK - there are great sales at present - and getting someone like coseperlacasaÌý to ship it down for you. It would be worth finding out what the costs would be Or you could just get an ½ûÂþÌìÌà bed, [and throw theÌý5' metal frame away - or stand it on end out in the garden and grow roses over it]
There has been plenty of speculation in the UK Press - but Italy isn't mentioned. Ìý My money is on a [relatively] low cost honeymoon - perhaps the Scillies or Scotland. - or possibly East Africa
Ìý"..........unless of course you swells out there are multiple home owners." ............. or own a holiday home
The estate agent I bought the house through arranges the house insurance for me - I leave the approx amount with him in January/Feb, and he pays the insurance when it falls due in April - I pick up the certificate when I'm over next, plus the change ICI - I calculate it myself [takes about 5 minutes max - very simple calculation].Ìý Google something like Ìý'Calculate ICI' to find out how
Just about to renew insurance on my [small] place with Groupama Ìý Cost [no contents insurance - only building, liabilitiesÌýetc ] -ÌýEuros 95ÌýÌý
"would you advise getting off at Faido if you can see traffic ahead? So often you're in the traffic & it's too late to turn off?" It a bit like Sod's Law - if you get off, the motorway will run free, and if you stay on, it blocks up. I think I'd leave it until the junction after Faido [Quinto, I think] unless its very heavy traffic on the motorway [even if its still moving]
" .....You also save the E38.60 cost of the tunnel pass.Ìý ...." There isn't a tunnel pass - the swiss motorway pass [vignette] costs about E40 and is required on vehicles using the motorwaysÌý [I think its a E100 on theÌýspot fine if you don't have one] Ìý I forgot to say in my earlier post - if using the pass, and worried about jams on the approaches to the tunnels, you can get off at Faido going North [or earlier at Biasco] and Altdorf travelling South and follow the local road that parallels the motorway to the pass
" ........ pass is an option though I haven't ever had to use it. I'm told it's about 30 mins extra but the views are slightly better" Slightly!!! - a bit of an understatement Yes - it can add about 20 - 30 minutes, but if its queueing on the motorway its quicker than staying put.Ìý Its a useful 'break point' for the trip - coffee shop and excellent views at the top.Ìý I often use the pass, even if the Tunnel is free flowing
there are many route planners available on the Internet - and many of these give a time travelled at each 'point' on the route chosen, [as via michelin does] What I particularly like about via michelin is the fact you can amend the rout on the map with a right hand click asÌý many times as you like - So you just put in [say] Dunkirk to Garda and then change bits [like the Basle Bye Pass bit] and it automatically reconfigures the route and the timings