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My place is between Lakes Orta and Maggiore, and I have used Flybe in the past to fly from Birmingham to Milan Malpensa.Looking for flights in Sept/Oct, I was disappointed at the high costs - so went to the Easyjet site to look at the Luton to Tur

Thu, 08/20/2009 - 04:27

I have often advocated swinging up through Belgium when travelling from UK to Italy, on the grounds of the cheap petrol in Luxembourg and toll free motorways. I did this route again a couple of weeks ago, but found the roadworks on the Dunkirk-Lil

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 09:32

 I thought it might help people not break the law [or get caught breaking it] to some info on speed cameras they might come across in driving down to Italy. [This really applies to people like me who don’t have a sat-nav that tells them all the in

Sat, 07/04/2009 - 11:03

When driving to Italy, [Lake Maggiore area], from Calais, I almost always drive up towards Dunkirk and then head East towards Luxembourg.   The reasons for doing so is simple:-

    Fri, 07/03/2009 - 12:52

    If you are driving down to Italy, this regularly updated AA site gives you the latest info on fuel prices across Europe.  Its useful for deciding where to fill up. Note - in Luxembourg, [where I always fill up - its worth the minor detour from Cal

    Thu, 07/02/2009 - 05:32

    .     I heard this today on Radio 4.  I take it you already know of tough and bough and cough and dough?Others may stumble, but not you,On hiccough, thorough, lough** and through.Well done!

    Sat, 06/20/2009 - 16:58

    .   I'm considering handing over ownership of my Italian Holiday Home to my kids. Does anyone know

    • How easy this is to do, and how costly?
    • Whether this can be done in the UK - or do I have to do it in Italy?
    Fri, 06/19/2009 - 04:54

    Comments posted

    Tue, 06/28/2022 - 10:09

    Yet another "hidden" advert for essay writing website

    Mon, 06/27/2022 - 16:20

    Yet  another hidden link to an essay writing website. 

    Thu, 06/16/2022 - 16:38

    My Comune emails me the F24 , I sign it, email signed copy to my Italian bank who pay it

    Mon, 05/16/2022 - 03:11

    Well, the filtering checks don't work that well  -  it seems that every other post (by newbies - but not the one above) is an essay writing advert

    Thu, 05/05/2022 - 07:20

    Only thing you now need driving down is the Covid Pass for entry to France  (and possibly Italy)

    Thu, 05/05/2022 - 07:11

    My place - used about 10 weeks a year, costs approx €600 for Council Tax and €180 for the TARI  Rubbish Tax.

    For the TARI I get collections of rubbish bags,  four or 5 times a week from the front gate  

    •   Monday - metal cans etc
    •   Tuesday - Paper
    •   Wednesday  - plastics
    •   Thursday  - Non-recyclable 
    •   Friday  - kitchen waste  (2 days a week in Summer)

    We live in a small 'hamlet' of approx 20 houses, down a narrow road.  Collection is by a one man mini tipper truck which returns to a central area and tips its load into a "normal sized" rubbish lorry. This system of mini tipper operates throughout the commune area, even in the ,town', because of narrow streets

    Wed, 04/27/2022 - 08:47

    I know it's several years ago, but we bought the flatpack beds and rolled up foam mattresses from IKEA.  They fitted in the car for transporting to our house 

    Thu, 03/24/2022 - 15:13

    Drove back last week from Italy to UK

    Switzerland  - no restrictions

    France - few restrictions,  mainly masks on Public Transport

    United Kingdom - No restrictions, or checks on entry (even if not vaccinated)

    Thu, 03/10/2022 - 10:30

    Go to your local super/hypermarket and buy some bags of pellets there.

    Sat, 02/19/2022 - 05:46

    This may help.

     

    https://www.rsmuk.com/blog/moving-personal-possessions-around-europe-in-post-brexit-world