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Forum: Italy

Apr 7th 2010, 5:35 am

Replies: 23

Help me with burro!

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Posted By pwalmsley

Re: Help me with burro!

Hi there
We are in piemonte and go to the local supermarket called Bennett where you can buy lurpak but only in a blocks and not the spreadable ones so perhaps you could look for a Bennett...

Forum: Al Fresco

Apr 5th 2010, 6:09 am

Replies: 37

toffee nosed

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Posted By pwalmsley

Re: toffee nosed

Ha Ha Ha LOL its so true what you are saying. When we are in N/I in July/August, its so hot. There I am under the shade with lank hair and the sweat dripping from me. When my neighbors walk out in...

Forum: Italy

Mar 26th 2010, 5:27 am

Replies: 11

Building Insurance

Views: 1,137

Posted By pwalmsley

Re: Building Insurance

Hi
We have a holiday home in Piemonte so as you can imagine it is basic but we are insured with a company in London called GREAT LAKES and it costs us Â£190.00 per year I don't know if you would...

Forum: Italy

Mar 26th 2010, 5:19 am

Replies: 17

Ciao! Help Needed With car Insurance Please!

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Posted By pwalmsley

Re: Ciao! Help Needed With car Insurance Please!

Hi
Hope this will be of some help to you. An insurance company called Stuart Copeland will insure you for you car to be in Europe for upto 1 year but I haven't got the number as I've left it in...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 22nd 2010, 10:02 am

Replies: 81

NHS treatment to save life...Help!

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Posted By pwalmsley

Re: NHS treatment to save life...Help!

OMG you poor kids my heart goes out to you I don't know the legal system as far as the NHS goes but I'm sure you will be able to get the treatment for your sister here and that you will get some help...

Forum: Italy

Mar 20th 2010, 11:10 am

Replies: 22

newbie

Views: 2,351

Posted By pwalmsley

Re: newbie

Hi and thanks for the info
The U.K has nothing going for it at the moment while we have that idiot Brown destroying the place. Because we only use the house at the moment as a holiday home we don't...

Forum: Italy

Mar 20th 2010, 10:22 am

Replies: 8

Buying holiday property in Piedmont

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Posted By pwalmsley

Re: Buying holiday property in Piedmont

Hi there
We bought a property about 6/7yrs ago just outside a town called Acqui Terme which is beautiful place and we found property to be cheap here. We fly into Genoa and get the train upto the...

Forum: Italy

Mar 18th 2010, 7:49 am

Replies: 22

newbie

Views: 2,351

Posted By pwalmsley

Re: Building stuff

Just a quick message my O/H has just said he uses a mix of 2/3 part sand 1 cement and 1 calce bianco this makes it workable the calce works as an adhevice as well hope this helps.
Cheers
Pauline

Forum: Italy

Mar 18th 2010, 7:34 am

Replies: 22

newbie

Views: 2,351

Posted By pwalmsley

Re: Building stuff

Hi there
O.K so rub it in you are flying out tomorrow lucky devils
Right first of all we replaced the windows with UPVC that look like pine from the outside but are white on the inside which we...

Forum: Italy

Mar 16th 2010, 6:27 am

Replies: 22

newbie

Views: 2,351

Posted By pwalmsley

Re: newbie

Hi
O.K my O/H has taken himself of to the play badminton so I can't ask about building materials I can tell you though that he has become friendly with the local builders merchants and knows where...

Forum: Italy

Mar 15th 2010, 8:07 am

Replies: 22

newbie

Views: 2,351

Posted By pwalmsley

Re: newbie

Hi
Well we may find out at a later date
Can I ask without being nosy (O.K so I am) How long have you been in Italy?
How good is your Italian?
How do you find living in Italy in general, we are...

Forum: Italy

Mar 15th 2010, 5:06 am

Replies: 22

newbie

Views: 2,351

Posted By pwalmsley

Re: newbie

Hi
No I haven't come across this B/B as yet but I have heard of Casa Wallace which is not far from us and I think it may be American owned perhaps your friend may know of them if they are in the...

Forum: Italy

Mar 15th 2010, 5:02 am

Replies: 22

newbie

Views: 2,351

Posted By pwalmsley

Re: newbie

Hi
Yes Aqcui Terme in a nice place and the people are lovely not many English speaking people though and my Italian is poor although O/H is pretty good now at making himself understood which if...

Forum: Italy

Mar 15th 2010, 4:35 am

Replies: 22

newbie

Views: 2,351

Posted By pwalmsley

Re: Newbie 2

Wow
Its a small world
Yes we have been to Pizza Napoli and your'e right they are good. we normally get a taxi to the train station and the train takes about an hour and it's straight through it...

Forum: Italy

Mar 14th 2010, 9:00 am

Replies: 22

newbie

Views: 2,351

Posted By pwalmsley

Re: newbie

Hi there and thanks for the welcome.
We are in a small village called Visone and about 5mins by car to a town called Acqui Terme which is a beautiful old spa town, we tend to fly into Genoa from...

Forum: Italy

Mar 13th 2010, 10:20 am

Replies: 22

newbie

Views: 2,351

Posted By pwalmsley

newbie

Hi
I have looked at this site and found it fun and interesting but please bear with me while I get used to it.
Me and my hubby bought a house in Piemonte about 6 years ago and have been working on...

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