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Cancelling a Eurotunnel Booking I have had to cancel a return trip on Eurotunnel [Car + 2 + Dog], as I have to go into hospital for an op.The booking was 'non-refundable'.I rang them to cancel and they confirmed it was non-

Thu, 05/26/2016 - 08:00

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

Comments posted

Answer to: Hi to All
Tue, 05/19/2009 - 08:16

Ronald - many thanks - the reason for Badgers change is now clear to me - and I fully support the ruling that caused it.[keep up the good work]

Answer to: Hi to All
Tue, 05/19/2009 - 08:05

Why did you need to 'reincarnate'?I just used my 'old stuff' from the other place - although I did decide to use a different avatar

Tue, 05/19/2009 - 07:27

The book “Escape from Ascoli” which Ken Da Souza wrote about his escape from POW camp , was translated into Italian in 2005 and bears the title “FUGA DALLE MARCHE”[Edited - got son & father confused - yet another senior moment!]

Tue, 05/19/2009 - 07:14

Ken Da Souza

Tue, 05/19/2009 - 05:10

Yep =- ronald posted there yesterday to say it would close early, he said:-"So we will be speeding the process up and will be closing the forums to posting by the end of this week. Will send an e-mail out to notify everyone registered on the forums tomorrow about the changes.I assume he pulled it forward from the end of the week as a pre-emptive strike against last minute invective. 'Nice One!' ronnieI will however miss the easy to use format 'over there' - hopefully 'over here' and i will evolve together so I can use this one just as easily - evolution is difficult for us old computer illiterate dinosaurs!

Fri, 05/15/2009 - 18:15

Thanks for info - inbox looked a bit full!