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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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Thu, 07/14/2011 - 08:32

Oh I would LOVE a day like that here (but just a day !!), as we are being slowly 'cooked', I am becoming a slightly 'braised' colour .......and I don't sunbathe !!.............very worrying !!! Good luck with the cats (and the dogs !).............. S

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Thu, 07/14/2011 - 08:32

Oh I would LOVE a day like that here (but just a day !!), as we are being slowly 'cooked', I am becoming a slightly 'braised' colour .......and I don't sunbathe !!.............very worrying !!! Good luck with the cats (and the dogs !).............. S

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Sun, 07/10/2011 - 07:44

Well PennyAW, I sympathise with the NW area, we lived in the Cheshire area before we escaped to here and the weather was often 'changeable' (I think the word is !) The Scottish Open was devastated this weekend due to torrential rain...........and I even heard that there was a HURRICANE in Bolton !!!! S

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Sun, 07/10/2011 - 07:40

With temperatures at that level I assume you have moved to Kuwait or somewhere like that !!! PLENTY hot enough for me at 33c Keep cool, S  surprise

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Fri, 07/08/2011 - 13:41

Joy.......... It is hot here and getting hotter ! Check the weather forecast.....select your own village. http://www.ilmeteo.it/meteo/Macerata S

Fri, 07/08/2011 - 10:02

Hi chrisnotton, I do seem to recall this button some time ago(was it the old forum ?), but I have to say that I don't THINK that I ever used it. My normal practice on this forum is 'stay signed in' and have a link to 'new activity', that seems to stop me having to log in and secondly, I only see the activity by time, so the most recent posts are the first things that I see. It works great for me ! Good luck, S 

Fri, 07/08/2011 - 09:44

Hi Sibillini, (I love your mountains by the way !) Yes I think Garda would bea good halfway option (weather permitting !). I'll check out your suggestions and it sounds like a sensible way to go. We have 'done' Garda and (all of the lakes) quite a lot but not in the Dec/Jan timeframe so you have provoked a few thoughts. I suppose I was also thinking of maybe entering Austria for the stop on the way there ? Possibly what I was looking for was something off the beaten track that may be a 'hidden' gem (yes ram............maybe Kathy Bates/Jack Nicholson comes to mind)...... In terms of timings, I was thinking of getting to within a two/three hour drive to Starnberg, and maybe something similar on the way back; sort of breaking the back of the journey, resting somewhere 'nice' and then a little 2/3 hr trip to destination. Thanks again, enjoy the heat (!) S 

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Fri, 07/08/2011 - 08:11

One of my MANY jobs I have is as Head of Climate Control, and as such, when we go to the beach, I have to enter the car first (some minutes before 'take off') and get the a/c going...............PLEASE tell me you have a/c ??!! AND use it ? S

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Fri, 07/08/2011 - 04:50

Yes comments agreed with, the difficulties I have are how do I keep the triffids down ? The lawns (ha!).......that should be all one word by the way (lawns-ha!).........are drying out nicely so that in the next two weeks (whereby it is due to be getting even hotter), they can only possibly go a nice golden colour ! But the triffids keep growing ! Keep cool folks ! S  

Thu, 07/07/2011 - 06:20

Hi, We will look out for Kathy Bates and/or Jack Nicholson Ram !! (Thanks for the warning !) Re more detail............ alan h.............it's a 'special occasion' !!! We are leaving (early morning start - 8 am-ish) on the 5th Dec from the Macerata area to arrive in Starnberg for the night of the 6th December (Google map here). Christmas and New Year around that area (already booked) and we will be doing the return journey on the day (early morning start) of the 7th Jan. (therefore stopover somewhere on the night of the 7th). So, ideally............ we would like to stop off at sort of early afternoon/daylight (2/3pm ish?) and would like somewhere not too far off the beaten track for the night of the 5th Dec and similar for the night of the 7th Jan. Obviously the weather could well play a big part ! grazie, S