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IMU - Its still around I thought this had disappeared in the new tax system, but my Comune website says the first payment for 2014 is due by 16th June Paid it via my bank today - emailed them the F24

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 08:56

Looks like the days of the easy/cheap trip to italy through Switzerland are numbered. Apparently, the Swiss government has decided to raise the cost of the vignette to 100 Swiss Francs for 2015. They are introducing a two month vignette for 40SF,

Sun, 09/01/2013 - 15:58

Petrol prices in France are now comparable with the UK, except on the French Autoroutes.One option is to fill up at the L'Eclerc superstores with their SP95 E10 petrol [its a petrol with some ethylene in - generally used in France - which is OK fo

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 04:25

For a change this year we drove down to Italy via Besancon  [avoiding most tolls by taking some good french non-motorways.]However - Besancon roads are in total chaos as they are digging them up to lay tram routes - this will take about 2 more yea

Wed, 07/10/2013 - 16:44

Can you help?I've just completed making a 'variation' of Limoncello. The only change is that I dispensed with the lemons, I and substituted Sloes that I picked here in the UK at the end of last year.

Sun, 01/20/2013 - 09:10

In today's GuardianRyanair have announced their credit card will now be liable to the same charges as other credit cards - so the end of no charge bookings

Sat, 11/10/2012 - 09:07

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14995588Loved the note about changing the locks!

Wed, 09/21/2011 - 09:20

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Sun, 12/17/2023 - 03:58

The route to Calais from Padua is about 800 miles.  

Assuming you stay within legal speed limits, allowing for sensible stops each day, you'll average about 55 mph overall, so (including sensible stops) you'll be on the road for approx 15 hours.  

If you stop overnight at anywhere like Bapaume before Calais, that will leave a 90 minute drive to Calais, and an acceptable drive on to W Midlands.

That leaves about 13+ hrs travelling, which means about 6hrs to 7hrs each day on the way from Padua.

Is that acceptable, or would an extra overnight make it a more pleasant journey?

(I know some will say "just blast through and do it as quickly as possible:, but you need to consider who is travelling (number and ages) and is driving shared etc etc)

 

Sat, 12/16/2023 - 17:30

What sort of route do you want?

Fast, scenic, cheap, how many overnight stops, how many hours driving a day?  etc etc.

More info please.

Sat, 12/09/2023 - 13:30

Do you have a friend in Italy who can pay the bill, at any Italian Post Office, if you email them the signed F24 and transfer the cash to their bank account?

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 15:29

Ugo

Grazie  Mille

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 05:33

Thanks for that Ugo

However, what I am looking for is a bookshop that I can order a specific book, such as "The secret diary of Boris Johnson aged 13....yrs", for delivery to my English friend near Bergamo. 

I can do it from England with Waterstones, who will post it from UK,   BUT there is the distinct possibility that my friend would be asked, on delivery, for import taxes. (And the postage from UK  would be more than the book)

Wed, 11/29/2023 - 08:19

If you want someone to sort out all the train tickets for a trip down Italy, Ffestiniog Travel sorted all mine out.  They do charge, it cost me about £47 in fees for our return journey, but I feel it eas well worth it. 

Wed, 11/01/2023 - 12:25

""Maybe the way I entered it--formatting for phone numbers is always a problem."

 

Did you post it without the 0039 prefix  and without any gaps between the figures?

 

Sat, 10/28/2023 - 04:25

According to the OECD, the average salary in Italy is 35,561 EUR per year or 2,963 EUR per month. This figure is 23.17% less than the global OECD average. However, the average income is considered a good salary for a single individual living in Italy.

So -   that's €3000 a month for 1 person!!!!!