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i think this shows the advantages of staying in gites where the owners are on site, ready to solve any problem instantly... (not to mention the fantastic meals they can cook for you! [:D])    

...or they could get 11 players from Italy and surface very quickly!!!  

the way it works in South Africa,  between all, or most, of the b&b/self catering,safaris, car rentals...  is that for each referral, a 10% commission is paid. we do it with our b&b, at the end of the season you just balance what you own/must pay to each other.... maybe it could work the same here (maybe excluding the months of July/August) ?  

you are too good at this...  i can't Compte' with you!!!  

leccy is also off  in Corse....     ... off course

...and why they can't eat risotto in Paris?  [8-)]  

Mediterraneo the story of a few italian soldiers in a greek island during ww2 the only kill during the whole film is  chicken! imagine a hollywood blockbuster war film with that! [:D] and Il Postino the story of a postman who become friend with Pablo Neruda during his exile in italy.  

just wondering how many (if any) English would have liked to be born in Italy.... [8-)]

last spring i had a horse trying to byte the bonnet of my car and left a few deep scratches: i could not event hit it and take it home for salami as we are friends with the owners....

well. the chain is to keep it closed... my work is not so precise so the 2 gates do not really close 'gracefully' and i could not fit a proper lock.... if you know what i mean...

as you all know, every time you buy something in Ikea, you mount it following the instructions, and you are left with a few pieces... this is what to do with the remaining pieces of a bunk bed: a new gate to substitute the last one distroyed by the mini tornado of 2 weeks ago:  

here is a classic, and sadly it can't be taken again... if anyone want a scan of the original print, i can email it, it's quite big (1,6mb)

a few more from my travels:

the auction/dinner went very well, they reaised more than 6.000 euros! thanks to everyone! [:D]

cool photo, diap or negative? here are a few more from my trip to south america, when i used to print them in my bathroom. now they are all hanging on the walls of our gites: sadly during that 3 months trip i was robbed twice! the second time, in equador 3 guys with a big shiny gun took my nikon 601 and a fantastic 24mm wideangle [6]

if you ever go, you need a good tripod... all the photos have at least 30 seconds exposure... ..the parks, (and las vegas,  for no more that 3 nights) are the best reason to visit usa...

it's Antelope Canyon, in Arizona, near Page, just before the hoover dam.  this was during our honey moon, first las vegas, then gran canyon and a few other parks, but this was the best of all... i had them professionally printed and i did an exibition at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, i even sold a few!  

nope! [8-)] not sand dunes... maybe this will help:

..and guess what this is?    

i always leave in the fridge a cup with a few pieces of charcoal, apparently it absorbs bad odours.   Andyh4, do you live in Frankfurt? i was there for 18 months in early 90s... i was living near palmengarden. do you know cono cimino italian restaurant? we spent long evenings there...  

[quote user="Chris Head"] That's a scary pic Massimo! I think it's an Ms440, it'd go through his foot in less than a second! [/quote] Chris, i can guarantee that no nephew was harmed on the making of that photo... anyway, talking of dangerous tools... 2 months ago i almost lost a thumb opening a tin of confit de canard! sewed 2 nerves, 1 artery and 1 tendon!  and tomorrow it chain saw again, the wind today blow down a tree by the pool... so wish me good luck!

 Chris!!! it this you? you started young!!!!  [:P]

[quote user="nufan"] Apparently, she just had a baby when the painting was done.... [/quote]   the Da vinci cod ?  [:P]  

we will possibly visit the Louvre around the 20th of October...   if the paint  looks something like this..  i think i have an idea who it could be...

i was once stuck in a 4 weel drive  tour for 3 days in the Atacama desert, Chile, with a group of german tourists... we only had 2 tapes, Abba and Bjork!!! i almost wanted to walk back the 200km or desert!!!!