Hi, Next year is our 50th wedding Anniversary and Hubby and I had decided we would like to return to Italy for a little longer than the three weeks we spent here for our 25th and another trip 3 years ago when we were there for Christmas &
Hi Fillide,  Many thanks for your suggestions but we are fast coming to the conclusion that to stay in Italy for over 90 days is just to complicated for us.   I fear we have been rather naive.  Me and airplanes are not on friendly terms :-) so a quick trip back to the UK is a definite    I think we need to rethink our whole Golden Wedding trip...    We would still love to drive to Italy and tour round, but without the financial cushion of the rent from our home, our stay would have to be restricted.    We would love to see Sicily, hubby's family emigrated from there to the US at the turn of the century... also the Ostuni area and Rome of course,  we had a blessing in the gardens on the Vatican on our Silver wedding anniversary and threw the obligatory coin into the Trevi fountain, so we must go back..... there is so much we would love to do and see.   I do appreciate everyone suggestions, most helpful... I shall do more research and who knows......
Hi Gala,  Thank you so much for your input...it's just what we need.. We have no idea how realistic our idea to spend 12 months in Italy is or what the implications are, so your playing devils advocate is spot on.   I will be checking out the EHIC terms and conditions as you suggest.. we can not afford to loose our medical entitlement back in the UK for 6 months... so a big thanks for that piece of advice.    I  now have a quote from Stuart Collins the car insurance agent someone suggested and the cost is just over double what we are paying at present and the excess is double too...all this we need to take into consideration.  If you or anyone else has further advice and suggestions it would be appreciated... One way or another, we will have a wonderful anniversary in Italy for as long as possible...      Â
Thanks bunterboy, ... Don't think we are ready to commit to anything just yet, but what a great idea. I shall certainly be putting the word out in that direction when we have made our final decision...   On the one hand I'm finding all this so exciting, on the other there are is so much to consider apart from renting a property, the next big ask is, how does hubby get his medication...would our present GP give post dated repeat prescriptions, would they be accepted in Italy or what?   Â
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Hi Fillide,  Many thanks for your suggestions but we are fast coming to the conclusion that to stay in Italy for over 90 days is just to complicated for us.   I fear we have been rather naive.  Me and airplanes are not on friendly terms :-) so a quick trip back to the UK is a definiteÂ
   I think we need to rethink our whole Golden Wedding trip...    We would still love to drive to Italy and tour round, but without the financial cushion of the rent from our home, our stay would have to be restricted.    We would love to see Sicily, hubby's family emigrated from there to the US at the turn of the century... also the Ostuni area and Rome of course,  we had a blessing in the gardens on the Vatican on our Silver wedding anniversary and threw the obligatory coin into the Trevi fountain, so we must go back..... there is so much we would love to do and see.   I do appreciate everyone suggestions, most helpful... I shall do more research and who knows......
Hi Gala,  Thank you so much for your input...it's just what we need.. We have no idea how realistic our idea to spend 12 months in Italy is or what the implications are, so your playing devils advocate is spot on.   I will be checking out the EHIC terms and conditions as you suggest.. we can not afford to loose our medical entitlement back in the UK for 6 months... so a big thanks for that piece of advice.    I  now have a quote from Stuart Collins the car insurance agent someone suggested and the cost is just over double what we are paying at present and the excess is double too...all this we need to take into consideration.  If you or anyone else has further advice and suggestions it would be appreciated... One way or another, we will have a wonderful anniversary in Italy for as long as possible...
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Thanks bunterboy, ... Don't think we are ready to commit to anything just yet, but what a great idea. I shall certainly be putting the word out in that direction when we have made our final decision...   On the one hand I'm finding all this so exciting, on the other there are is so much to consider apart from renting a property, the next big ask is, how does hubby get his medication...would our present GP give post dated repeat prescriptions, would they be accepted in Italy or what?   Â