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Forum: Italy
Mar 27th 2017, 9:45 am
Replies: 0
Views: 622
Posted By asik

Looking for expats based in Puglia

Hello all,

I am looking to interview one-two expats who have bought an old property (palazzo, trullo, masseria) in Puglia and renovated it. The article will be published in a well-known Australian...
Forum: Italy
May 22nd 2012, 12:32 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,423
Posted By asik

Re: Permanent house swap

Hehehe, is anything ever easy in Italy?

Actually, I was surprised to see that there are some small properties in UK that cost almost the same as what I am hoping to get for the apartment here in...
Forum: Italy
May 22nd 2012, 7:54 am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,423
Posted By asik

Permanent house swap

Hello all,

Has anyone ever tried permanent house swapping (as opposite to a holiday house swap)? I am thinking of swapping an apartment upstairs in my house in Abruzzo for a small property in UK....
Forum: Italy
Dec 9th 2011, 4:46 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 25,077
Posted By asik

Re: 10 months here and depression is setting in

Hehehe, I know that feeling! I am a nordic blonde (by choice) and have had a few disasters in the hairdressers here. Go to Milan and choose a more expensive salon, they will certainly know how to do...
Forum: Italy
Nov 8th 2011, 9:13 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,630
Posted By asik

Re: SIMPLE Codice Fiscale question

Jim, make sure they give the actual card/piece of paper or whatever it is that says this is your codice fiscale. I got my codice 4 years ago and they never gave me any physical proof of it, just...
Forum: Italy
Nov 8th 2011, 9:05 am
Replies: 1
Views: 615
Posted By asik

Re: Dog Sitters

Hi Angeldimana,

I would be happy to help you out but I am in Abruzzo (about 1h30mins from San Benedetto). If you are happy to travel here with your pooch PM me.

Perhaps, it might be a good...
Forum: Italy
Oct 19th 2011, 9:25 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,554
Posted By asik

Re: cheap heating options

I bought a fuel that is not supposed to smell, €45 for 18 litres. At smells as I start the stufa and the stink stays afterwards. And another thing I have noticed now: I can feel the cool air that...
Forum: Italy
Oct 16th 2011, 9:34 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,554
Posted By asik

Re: cheap heating options

Bought a stufa combustibile liquido yesterday! It stinks like hell but heats my rooms very well. Winter bring it on!
Forum: Italy
Oct 13th 2011, 2:15 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,554
Posted By asik

Re: cheap heating options

Many houses around me seem to use wood stoves, so I will certainly look into it for the kitchen (those ones made from ghisa look beautiful and seem to heat well). A bombola in my bedroom doesn't seem...
Forum: Italy
Oct 11th 2011, 1:36 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,554
Posted By asik

Re: cheap heating options

Looking at the weather today (+30C in the sun!!!) I would like to believe that winter is never coming! I have seen that type of fuel in Metro but you would have to have a partita IVA or a friend with...
Forum: Italy
Oct 11th 2011, 12:34 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,554
Posted By asik

Re: cheap heating options

Thank you, Angeldimana! I have invested into woolley goods already! I will look at those stufe with fans. Let me know how yours is going.
Forum: Italy
Oct 10th 2011, 8:37 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,554
Posted By asik

cheap heating options

Hi all,

I am looking for an affordable way to heat one floor in my house where I am staying for the winter. A pellet stove is not an option at the moment. I have seen a stufa combustibile liquido...
Forum: Italy
Sep 11th 2011, 8:47 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,030
Posted By asik

Re: Only in Italy

Typical! Everyone has an opinion but no solution!
Forum: Italy
Aug 18th 2011, 2:13 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 755
Posted By asik

Re: Dog Kennels

I know a decent one not far from me, in Francavilla, but, I think, it might be too far from you. It is comfortable enough, with seaview (that's how they advertise it!!) but a bit pricey....
Forum: Italy
Jun 27th 2011, 11:35 am
Replies: 3
Views: 861
Posted By asik

Re: Help with reputable estate agents in Chieti region

When I was looking to buy a house I noticed that bigger franchise agencies always seem to have an agent who speaks good enough English. You can find their contact details in property for sale ads on...
Forum: Italy
Jun 26th 2011, 1:10 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 666
Posted By asik

gas connection frustration

Has anyone had any experience with transferring an Italgas PDR number for gas connection in the house? I am trying to get gas connected in my house and in order to do that the point of service number...
Forum: Italy
Feb 7th 2011, 7:23 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 909
Posted By asik

Re: English schools in Italy

Thank you Stellina and TestaRossa! I found a few good ones!
Forum: Italy
Feb 3rd 2011, 11:47 am
Replies: 3
Views: 909
Posted By asik

English schools in Italy

Hello all,

Does anyone know any English language school in Italy that offers residential programmes (family stays, weekend trips etc) for students from abroad? Or, perhaps, anyone would like to...
Forum: Italy
Jan 29th 2011, 12:59 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 649
Posted By asik

looking for a van going to Abruzzo

Hi everyone,

I need to move some of my stuff (not too much: a few flat shelves, 10-15boxes of books and a few suitcases) from Ireland to Abruzzo. Any vans going that way mid-March?
Forum: Italy
Aug 12th 2010, 8:18 am
Replies: 127
Views: 55,251
Posted By asik

Re: HELP in Abbruzzo

Hi Mark and Kaarina,

The notary fees I paid when buying my house were around €6000 on a house valued around the same as your land. As I understand the fees might be higher if you are not buying...
Forum: Italy
Aug 9th 2010, 9:27 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,009
Posted By asik

Re: hello all and can you help

Hi fibonacci, I have a house about 20 mins from Chieti, which I am renovating. It took me a while to find a decent builder but I am quite happy with the one I have now: he is not very expensive and...
Forum: Italy
May 17th 2010, 8:02 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,046
Posted By asik

Re: New to Pescara

Welcome to the forum and Abruzzo! Pescara wouldn't be the most puicturesque place, you reallly need to drive around to appreciate the beauty of Abruzzo. I'll be in the area (my house is only 35 mins...
Forum: France
May 10th 2010, 4:57 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 4,849
Posted By asik

Re: long-term rent in Cote d'Azur

Thank you, Fleurette. Actually, there are some reasonable rents in Nice (€700for a three-bed) and I've just discovered that inland from San Tropez it is slightly cheaper to rent.
Forum: France
May 10th 2010, 9:11 am
Replies: 6
Views: 4,849
Posted By asik

Re: long-term rent in Cote d'Azur

Hello Fleurette,
You are so right about the place: it is beautiful and very pricey. So far I haven't managed to find anything below €2000 a month, which is far too expensive for us. There seem to be...
Forum: Italy
May 7th 2010, 3:03 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,763
Posted By asik

Re: Moving to Abruzzo this year!

If you want to be near a motorway to Rome, perhaps, you should look at provincia Pescara rather then Teramo. San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore is quite pretty and only 30mins from the sea, 10 mins...
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