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For many years now I have used the likes of 'mappy', 'via michelin' etc for calculating different routes down to Italy - for us its a part of our holiday, so we don't always want to take the quickest/shortest route down. We prefer to vary the rou
Today I received an email from the Swiss Travel Centre. The relevant portion is;- "The GBP price for a Vignette will increase from 01 June 2011 and we wanted to give you the opportunity to purchase this years’ Vignette before the pric
P&O have introduced a new ferry on the Dover - Calais route - its called the Spirit of Britain. They seem to have a special offer on at the moment [on this ship only] I've just booked a return crossing [car + 2] for £60 - significantly less th
Does Tomato soup exist in Italy? We were feeling a bit under the weather when we went out to Italy 2 weeks ago. As part of the R&R process, I fancied some soup, and looked around the supermarket. There were lots of different soups, but I rea
The route/timings for next years Giro d'Italia have been posted http://www.steephill.tv/giro-d-italia/ My son rang me up to inform me that the route passes about 100m away from
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] Hope someone uses them soon - after all the time its taken
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.
By chance I went on the old Forum yesterday - found that someone had PM'ed me from that forum only a few days ago. I hadn't got any notification of a PM, but obviously the old Forum PM system still works It might be worth doing the odd visit
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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)
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.
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?
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Ugo
Grazie Mille
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)
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.
""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?
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!!!!!
Worth reading - ......
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/italy/italy-one-euro-homes-…