Winter breaks: Snow or Sun?
Here in England, the winter chill has definitely arrived with all its might. While the winter sun shows itself occasionally, giving a golden glow to the frosty mornings, but before the day is out, it has long set. So no wonder that thoughts can all too eaily wander to travel ideas. But whether it’s merely fanciful or concrete planning, There is one major choice to be made: do you give into Winter and embrace the season wholeheartedly, or do you run off in search of the sun?
Read MoreSki Holidays
It’s hard to believe that December is practically upon us and that Ski Season is once again well and truly here! So the cold, dark evenings and miserable weather makes Summer seem like a very long way off, but it only takes the jangly Ski Sunday music to make my heart leap with excitement at the thought of snow-covered mountains, ridiculously warm and inviting villages and, of course, winter sports.
Read MoreLearning to Ski
It was eerily quiet and still. The chairlift had shuddered to a halt and I was suspended high above the pure white slopes and dark forest. My skis stuck out beneath me, pulling down on my feet. I took a deep breath and tried to steady my nerves. Just a few minutes ago, I had been on the nursery slopes with the five-year-olds, trying to learn how to manouevre on these ridiculous things while avoiding a Bridget Jones-style moment. Some of my friends had already gone on ahead, while others were very happy to spend longer on the baby routes. So here I was, by myself, on a stationary chairlift, halfway up a mountainside in the middle of the Alps. I had a total of about 3 hours of skiing practice under my belt and brief tuition from my kind and long-suffering host. For some crazy reason, I had decided to try a proper run.
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