It must be very obvious to those of you who live in Italy and are used to supermarket shopping, but for me, new to food-shopping in Italy, I was puzzled why I could not find ordinary salt anywhere on the shelves.We spent the first few short days i
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Does anyone have any suggestions for small gifts from England that might be welcomed by our new Italian neighbours? We are trying to improve our Italian and want to be friendly with these new condominium neighbours who have been very welcoming.
Sat, 08/08/2009 - 15:41
If you are looking for a UK based dual qualified Italian Avvocato and English Solicitor you can try Laura Protti. Laura is a the founder of LEP Law . She was in charge of the Italian Department at Howells, London, but has set up independently wi
Thu, 08/06/2009 - 17:40
I have two avatars on display and I want to get rid of the first one (of me) which appears every time I make a new posting. The second avatar (of an eye) is the one I want to keep, and this one shows on everything except new postings. I have trie
Fri, 07/31/2009 - 08:13
Just back from Italy after completing on the purchase of our new garden appartamento in Lunigiana. We are thrilled to bits, the neighbours have been very welcoming, introducing themselves over the hedge and from the balconies, and passing over bo
Mon, 07/27/2009 - 17:14
Has anyone experience of making a property/contents claim from any of the following insurance companies?
Wed, 07/22/2009 - 09:13
I have just read this article, it was published on the web at the end of May 2009. Following complaints about bed-bugs and ticks on their trains, Trenitalia reacted by withdrawing 508 carriages from circulation.
Sun, 07/05/2009 - 11:03
Please can someone recommend a mobile broadband provider with good coverage in Villafranca in Lunigiana? We will only be there on holiday trips and so would prefer a pay-as-you-go contract.I have been trying to understand all the information cont
Thu, 06/25/2009 - 16:11
This community is wonderful. In the last few days since I registered as a new member I have had posts from people giving replies to my earlier questions, and in particular I want to say a public thank you to Lila who sent me a private message giv
Sun, 06/14/2009 - 14:47
I have deleted my current photo and uploaded a new one. However, on old posts I see the old photo. Will this remain and the new photo only display on new posts? Ideally, I just want to use the new photo please.
Wed, 06/10/2009 - 08:28
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Thank you everybody for the suggestions to progress my breadmaking in my Christmas Panasonic bread machine. I have been making a new type of loaf every day, and can't help cutting each one in half and passing it on to a member of my family to try. All recipes have come out extremely satisfactorily, with the exception of the Panettoni recipe given in the Panasonic book. I followed the instructions closely, but the result was nothing like the Italian-made Panetone I have enjoyed. In fact, I ended up throwing most of it in the bin. I did not realise how much butter went into making Panettoni - nice, but so unhealthy, just like cake! I have decided to buy a basic bread machine for the apartment in Italy for use when our lovely shop bought Italian bread has dried up and there is no time to run down to the bakery. Having read the bread machine blog on the old forum, I will remember to take out some dried yeast with me for the store cupboard.
Yes, my machine is Panasonic too. I use the Italian option and the bread is very good and crisp. (My machine has a crisper crust button). What I like about the bread I buy in Italy is the lovely, crunchy, thick crust, and the lightness of the bread inside. I suppose I could make the crust of my bread machine bread even more crisp by placing the cooked loaf in the oven to finish off, but that defeats the convenience of having a bread maker. I suppose what I was wondering about is the kinds of flour that are available in the supermarkets in Italy and how they might produce different texture breads. Do they vary from the flour types available in the UK? I have never looked at flour types when shopping in Italy. Here I use wheat strong white, strong brown, wholemeal, granary, and seeded.
Sorry, it was. Best ignored anyway. Apparently, my key was not stuck in the lock (my husband says), just it would not engage when turned. A different key did the trick.
I purchased my Kindle from Amazon UK and took it with me last time I visted Italy. We don't have wi-fi in our Italian flat, but the Kindle signed onto the internet using the free Amazon Whispernet over the mobile telephone system. I found I could access the Amazon bookshop. I can't remember if I downloaded anything then, but I will be in Italy this week and I will give downloading a try. If you are worried about an Italian Kindle being different, why not buy it from the Amazon UK bookshop?
http://www.valkarana.com/en/index.htm Loc. Lu Lioni, 07030 Sant'Antonio di Gallura, Sardinia, Italy We stayed in this place when it first opened in 2006. After reading the recommendations on http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk the hotel has fulfilled its promise. A beautiful new hotel set on a hillside overlooking the lake, in a fabulous, very quiet setting, ideal for exploring the island. If you search around booking sites it seems you can get rooms for £75 per night with b&b for a week's stay - although for their superior chalets with private garden, patio, and lake views, it is considerably more (but worth it). We were amongst the first guests in 2006 and took our pick of the chalets at something like 50 euros per night! Lucky us!
Prosecco for me every time - and all those tasty bits and pieces they present with it too!
We have got to get around to booking our Dover/Calais/Dover ferry crossings for August, so I had a look at the P&O site and their offer for Spirit of Britain you refer to. Between my first search a couple of hours ago and my second search just now, the site has changed, and the offer now applies up until the end of March only. Earlier today the site had said 40,000 any-time crossings were on offer, so I assume that quota has now been used up. This new ship is huge. I hope the queuing system works efficiently - and that roads from the ports don't get clogged with the drive-off traffic.
http://ciaolunigiana.com/2010/12/focus/
When we bought our property in Lunigiana a while ago, the Italian estate agent told us not to be apprehensive of the way Italian agents work; she said it is some of the English agents in the area we need to be wary of. At the time we didn't know who she might be referring to although we had heard odd rumours ..... now we know!
Well I had good luck both ways. I enjoyed the hot weather in Italy last week sitting in my garden there, whilst in England, the rain refreshed my hanging baskets and brought the sunflowers along a treat! Only problem was that my English lawn flourished a bit too much and now needs a good mowing.
Take some sachets of PathClear too, it helps to keep down the weeds in the important areas where you want to sit or relax. PathClear equivalent is expensive in Italy we found.