Holidays give you freedom from your daily routine, often becoming the basis for our best anecdotes and leaving you feeling refreshed upon return. Whether we travel on our own or with our family, we remember our best holidays forever. According to ABTA’s eighth Holiday Habits report, 86% of respondents took a holiday at home or
Val Thorens, Europe’s highest ski resort, officially opened last weekend. Snow has been falling in droves for the past couple of weeks. And skiers and boarders are eagerly preparing for their holiday. It definitely looks like winter has arrived. From exciting early season festivals, to being the first to lay tracks on the mountains and
We’ve had a very good start to the season here in St Christoph with some great skiing conditions and time on the slopes. The colder weather has started to kick in with some snowfall last week and more predicted in the coming week, meaning the ski area has some excellent snow on it. And then
Our team arrived in Lech and Zürs at the beginning of December and it was the first time in the area for all of us. We had a range of experiences in our team – there was the ‘ancient’ seasonaire on their fifth season, we had the experienced skier but first time representative, and even
Become a modern day smuggler in Ischgl this winter… Ischgl in Austria shares its mountain range with the neighbouring Swiss town of Samnaun – so it isn’t surprising to discover that this very spot used to be a popular smuggler’s region. During times of shortage, routes across the mountains were used by both
Davos, the highest town in the Alps with a permanent population of around 10,000, is a complicated mixture of different, and sometimes competing, characteristics. Beginning as a small, agricultural district, it gained a reputation, in the 18th century, as a health resort, because of its high altitude. The town, at over 1500m above sea level,
Ylläs fell provides some excellent downhill skiing as well as hundreds of kilometres of cross country trails. However if you are not a skier, or are looking for something else to experience during your holiday then look no further – Ylläs really does have something for everyone! The resort is made up of two villages
Alpe D’Huez A BRIEF HISTORY Thousands of years ago Romans mined here for silver, copper, zinc and coal on the mineral rich slopes and gorges. Years later local legend would have it that the ruins of the silver mines were guarded by some rather territorial fairies who would chop the heads off anyone who tried
