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I have to say, how good TI are in responding to problems, twice now in the last few months, we have had problems (not of their making), and within 24/36 hrs they have been here fixing, photographing the poles, sorting things out etc.bravo TI,S

Wed, 09/28/2011 - 14:44

Well...................it looks like this site's demise is imminent, it has slipped downwards rapidly over the last few days to the point of hardly any posts, we have gone (very) slow again and it is almost on its last legs ?S

Tue, 09/20/2011 - 04:20

AGI) Rome - Out of a total of 13,500 checks on receipts issued in Rome, Jan to Aug, tax police report fines in 51pc of cases.

Thu, 09/15/2011 - 01:57

Ryanair passengers must sign up for a new branded pre-paid card available from 4 October in order to avoid an administration fee of £6 per journey.Passengers using Mastercard pre-paid cards, which currently exempt them from the fee, will be charge

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:17

Not sure how relevant this is at this late stage ?Italy Italian General strike 6 September, 2011Update 1 September Italian airport operational personnel, technical maintenance personnel will also strike this day from 8am to 4pm utc.

Mon, 09/05/2011 - 13:43

Well, early July, well into the 30s................anybody TOO hot yet ??S

Thu, 07/07/2011 - 10:09

Hi Folks,I KNOW this is an odd one...............We are travelling from Le Marche to BAVARIA (yes) in December (yes DECEMBER)......We would like to stop off for a single night on the way, we ideally would like a small town, where we can spend an a

Wed, 07/06/2011 - 13:13

Should this be a concern to us here in Italy ? Shares in Italy's banks fell sharply after Moody's threatened to cut the country's sovereign debt rating, saying structural weaknesses such as a rigid labour market pose a challenge to gro

Mon, 06/20/2011 - 16:14

Is it me, or is this year starting off very well weather wise ?............ not a lot of long-lasting snow (for us) early on and now(we are only mid June) it's 'hot'................, I recall some weeks ago having to water the gar

Sat, 06/18/2011 - 10:11

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Sun, 10/21/2012 - 14:57

This tax malarkie is a right nuisance ! " taxed in the UK if other government pensions are also taxed" What actually, are OTHER GOVERNMENT pensions ? I want (yes want !) to pay whatever taxes we should pay, but these commercialiste seem to be a law unto themselves, if they are wrong 'we' pay all ways ? S

Sat, 10/20/2012 - 05:40

Mick chick...........I'll be intrigued at the responses,..does one HAVE to be resident 'somewhere' ? S

Fri, 10/19/2012 - 15:12

Whilst we are not in the same position as yourselves.............. I have always commented that I see little reason/benefit to be a resident here(we are by the way).....what benefits there are............minimal allowance on utilities, you save a bit on taxes when buying a property, but....... apart from the 'legal' position...........I'm not sure S

Answer to: change overs
Fri, 10/19/2012 - 10:19

I have no idea what one should pay, I suggested €100-€150............as an answer to Lucy and Gerry's question.......... I thought that they were after a number as a guideline ? S

Answer to: change overs
Thu, 10/18/2012 - 08:50

I just think the whole effort, cost and responsibility deserves at least €100...........and then there are bound to be hiccups ! We saw someone waiting for an arrival at 10pm on one night.............the arrivals had got lost ! €150 seems reasonable............. Good luck to those who do this ! S

Answer to: change overs
Thu, 10/18/2012 - 07:53

If you assume 6 hrs.............4 hrs clean etc, 1 hr 'attendance' - travel,  waiting, meet & greet, cost of laundry, etc, I can certainly see €100 being eaten into very quickly.............on top of this, there will be other unknown issues & costs. S

Answer to: change overs
Thu, 10/18/2012 - 05:52

I would GUESS at about €100-€150 sounds about right, assume €50 per bedroom, the laundry, the cleaning and the meeting the greeting ? €200 sounds too much for an apartment, €100 sounds too little to get a proper job done? There may well be such a service provided by one or more of the forum users... Good Luck, S

Answer to: Electricity
Sun, 10/14/2012 - 14:58

We have everything on 6Kw..........pool pump, electric toaster, etc etc...no probs Here is an interesting link: http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/howmuch.html May not be useful to all but play around with it ........ S

Answer to: UK Food Delivery
Sun, 10/14/2012 - 10:07

gambas piri piri is reet good ! S

Answer to: UK Food Delivery
Sat, 10/13/2012 - 14:23

Eels....................give me a pork pie anyday !! S