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    Any way to keep Bank of Scotland tracker on new property

    We currently have a bank of Scotland tracker mortgage and are looking to move house. As BOS are no longer in the market for new mortgages in Ireland, is there any way we can transfer our current mortgage (with BOS) to a new property. Any suggestions appreciated !!
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    Recommendation for online travel agent

    thanks folks, matrix software is good for searching, can't book through it but still very helpful, particularly when looking for a multicity trip
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    Recommendation for online travel agent

    thanks for the responses, its certainly true about the most people that are inclined to review are the ones with a negative experience !!
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    Recommendation for online travel agent

    From searching on Skyscanner, there appears to be a large difference in the cost of the flights with some of the travel agents and direct with the airlines, maybe €1400 in the difference in booking 4 flights
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    Recommendation for online travel agent

    Hi, Can anyone recommend an online travel agent to book flights to the US from Dublin. There appears to be quite a few, but many that appear frequently on search engines also appear to have a lot of bad reviews ! sites that people have used would be appreciated. Thanks
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    European City Break

    Couldn't recommend Budapest highly enough, was also in Prague !! Greater diversity of things to see and do in budapest
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    Transfer from Lyon Airport to City centre

    I think that the bus shuttle service no longer operates. There is now a train called the Rhone express which takes you right into the city centre. this is well signed from within the terminal and tickets can be booked online. Its only a small 2/3 carriage train, which departs very frequently...
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    Barcelona and surrounding areas

    Hi, Cadaques on the coast is a really nice small quaint old Spanish town on the coast from here. Depending on when you travel, the roads leading to it can be very heavy with traffic (Aug time) You drive through a natural reserve en route to it. Empuriabrava may also be worth visiting ??
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    Silverpoint holiday promotion

    I also availed of a free week some years ago in Costa del Sol on the condition that I attended a sales meeting for a morning, which I did. However it was a very hard sell for timeshares, which i managed not to get taken in by, so I did end up with a free week. Advice would be if you think you...
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    reasonably priced hotel in Paris that's central for a couple in late twenties.

    www.Grandhotelleveque.com We have stayed here several times over the years and was a reccommendation from friends years ago. The hotel is not very luxurious, but very clean with air con. Its located on Rue Cler, a very local Parisien market street, within very easy walking distance to the Eiffel...
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    holiday france

    Camping-Lasirene.fr is a great site near Argeles sur mer. It is particularly good for the age range of your kids. Flights to Perpignan, carcassone, Beziers and Girona in norther spain. This site has great facilities but is on the expensive side 1
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    Disneyland Paris - looking for Cheap 'n Cheerful accommodation for 6 nearby

    We've done euro disney several times and more recently we have stayed in apartments near Val d'europe. Yuo can get the RER or the disney bus still to the parks from here. We have found them to be a good alternative to the disney hotels and allows you some ' disney free' time !! Also you are...
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    Grade 4 hotel centre Dublin

    I would second this hotel, Brooks is a great hotel in a great location, book in advance as the rates can sometime be quite high. I've just booked the 5* Fitzwilliam for cheaper than Brooks !!
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    Property Management Companies East Algarve

    try posting in the overseas property forum !!
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    Ryanair dispute with authorities in Girona Airport - have they pulled flights again ?

    Thanks Oldnick, can't believe they up to this again, the Dub Gir route is a very busy one as it serves the south of France/ Perpignan area also. I've heard (again rumors!!) Dub is one of the routes they dropping completely.
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    RCI points scheme

    Its some time ago, but as far as I can remember we sent the withdrawal by fax and registered post and did get our deposit back. I also think its worth while following it up with a call, so they don't claim that the 10 day period is up.
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    RCI points scheme

    Hi, Was in a very similar situation some years ago with Sunsetbeach club and RCI points system. I attended the sales meeting and was at a very advanced stage of the deal. Following some futher research we decided to pull out which we are now very glad we did. Advice would be to using the cooling...
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    Ryanair dispute with authorities in Girona Airport - have they pulled flights again ?

    Hi, I've heard recently that Ryanair are again in dispute with authorities at Girona ariport and are planning to pull 80% of their flights, including their Dub to Girona route. Have just checked and there are no flights available from Nov. Anyone know anything about this ??
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    La Sirene Languedoc

    You can find owners of mobiles in La Sirene here, [broken link removed]
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    Cambrils apartments/ hotels

    Have stayed here before, was very good [broken link removed] not sure if you will get availability now, usually booked up well in advance, but worht a try
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