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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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Mon, 11/14/2011 - 14:09

Well, talk about restrictions.............. "maximum of only 3 bedrooms for guests min space for double room 14sq.mts min for single room 8 sq. mt.Only industrial foodstuffs with appropriate expiry dates etc can be served to guests  " How on earth can new businesses develop and grow ?......blimey ! What great info we get on Italy Mag eh?, bravo sebastiano ! S

Answer to: House Insurance
Sat, 11/12/2011 - 14:15

I must check, I seem to recall that the insurers tend to cover EARTHQUAKE damage..........but NOT landslips/frane, I'll check in the next day or so and get back, I can't recall whether I'm with Intasure or not........ ? S

Sat, 11/12/2011 - 12:20

Here here !

Fri, 11/11/2011 - 02:29

great, frank assessment Ram, S

Thu, 11/10/2011 - 09:30

In reality, it won't happen BUT, I'm keeping only a minimal amount of cash here ! IF IF it was to happen, I think we would lose 30% of the value of any cash we have in bank accounts here? Having said that, I'm sure we are a long long way from that? S

Mon, 11/07/2011 - 12:58

totally agree alanh.................easy to find fault with others S

Sun, 11/06/2011 - 15:04

Gala Placidia, lots of people have been living beyond their means for years............sad world at present. On another front.............I see that there has been a MASSIVE (3 times the size of the earth !!! gulp !) sunspot/solar flare in the last few days, it could effect communications here on the ground ! Also, I came across a photo of the devastation in Genoa today..................blimey !!! I'm not sure how to link to it, very bad.......... S

Sun, 11/06/2011 - 11:53

The media has a LOT of power me thinks ! S

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 11:25

sagraiasolar.................. thanks a lot, this sounds an interesting option, I may look into it a little more and possibly use it as a workhorse for TV etc, freeing up the laptop for other stuff ? Cheers, S

Mon, 10/31/2011 - 13:35

Shocking situation.............irritates me that (apparently), little or no mention of it on UK news ? S