Moving to Ofena

[flawed]

Originally Posted by maisie21

We will have to look at renting somewhere for a few days, although John was hoping to sneak under the cordon and stay downstairs.

Peters place is cheap and comfortable, but up the hill from you. It is 150 euro per week, 1 bedroom, with a small balcony and terrace, and a cave off the bedroom with a couch/bed in it. The kicthen equipment is a bit sparse, and the grate sticking out of the old stove is a nuisance, but overall it was good value, see Pams website. He rents for shorter periods as well.

[Barry]

Lynda,
You know where our house is. I will be firming up our plans in the next week or so but we will definately be there from abt 15 September to probably mid October. I'll send you our telephone numbers (cell phones which don't work in the house) and of course Gianni can get a hold of us if we aren't answering. I have a friend from Saskatoon who wants to come as well so we will be 3.

Barry

[maisie21]

Originally Posted by Barry

You are lucky to have so many choices of low cost airlines! We are still better off taking EasyJet to Rome from Gatwick even if they don't go to Ciampino anymore. We have to live with the extra driving time I guess.

I think that we will stick with our extra driving time as well as a flight with EasyJet is at least £100 dearer than with Ryanair and we need to save as much as we can so that we can pay to get the repairs started on the house.
Judy

[maisie21]

Originally Posted by flawed

Peters place is cheap and comfortable, but up the hill from you. It is 150 euro per week, 1 bedroom, with a small balcony and terrace, and a cave off the bedroom with a couch/bed in it. The kicthen equipment is a bit sparse, and the grate sticking out of the old stove is a nuisance, but overall it was good value, see Pams website. He rents for shorter periods as well.

I will check it out, although John still thinks that we will get away with staying at our house for a few nights.
Judy

[Barry]

As long as you have the choice it's best to go RyanAir to Pescara. The 125 pound taxi ride from Gatwick to Stansted makes it more sensible for us to take Easyjet. They now have 3 flights a day which also helps. 70 to 140 pounds return depending on the flight.

[flawed]

Originally Posted by Barry

Lynda,
You know where our house is. I will be firming up our plans in the next week or so but we will definately be there from abt 15 September to probably mid October. I'll send you our telephone numbers (cell phones which don't work in the house) and of course Gianni can get a hold of us if we aren't answering. I have a friend from Saskatoon who wants to come as well so we will be 3.

Barry

That would be great, not sure where your place is though other than Carrufo ?

Sept will be our last visit until next year when the weather warms up. I hate snow !
Looking forward to meeting you all, Lynda

[flawed]

Originally Posted by maisie21

I will check it out, although John still thinks that we will get away with staying at our house for a few nights.
Judy

Hmm I know what you mean, all money out the door. I am cringeing too at the cost of the hire car for two weeks. We haven't stayed that long before.
Ours might be habitable after this trip and you could stay there

[maryann]

Hello, everyone, Barry, Elise, Maise, flawed, and all others, Wish me luck! Today, July 2, I leave for Calabria to search for a home. I have definitely scheduled quite an itinerary, seeing 5 to 10 homes a day! I am so determined not to come home empty handed. Be well, Italy lovers. MaryAnn

[maisie21]

Originally Posted by maryann

Hello, everyone, Barry, Elise, Maise, flawed, and all others, Wish me luck! Today, July 2, I leave for Calabria to search for a home. I have definitely scheduled quite an itinerary, seeing 5 to 10 homes a day! I am so determined not to come home empty handed. Be well, Italy lovers. MaryAnn

Good luck Maryann
I am sure that you will find what you are looking for.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Judy

[maisie21]

Originally Posted by flawed

Hmm I know what you mean, all money out the door. I am cringeing too at the cost of the hire car for two weeks. We haven't stayed that long before.
Ours might be habitable after this trip and you could stay there

Hi Linda
We are having to take everthing into account because whatever money we spend now on extras such as B&B means that we have less money to spend on the house. We don' t want to touch our savings as we are relying on them to fund our lifestyle when we finally move to Italy. John is doing overtime to cover the cost of the repair bill. We have hired a car before for two weeks, it generally works out at about £200-300+fuel depending on the type of car that you hire.
Judy