Posted by Ruth Miller on Wed 5th December 2007 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Skiing, Winter Trips
Skiing is fast becoming about where the snow has the highest probability of falling. Slushy slopes are not what any of us want…
So La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie France could well fit this requirement because it has one of the best snow records in europe and great resort atmosphere to boot.
If you’re going for Christmas, which is a great time to go incidentally, you can enjoy the feast of Christmas celebrations (Pestacles du Père Noël). You also get circus workshops, fireworks displays, Santa’s grotto and street entertainers.
One of the best hotels in La Clusaz is the Hotel Alpen Roc which does very reasonable half board deals.
We talked about how to best pack your luggage - and this can be essential when trying to save space.
This flat pack travel organiser could just be another luggage space saving option.
Wash bags aren’t really the most efficient way to pack shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste etc. But this gizmo does that job beautifully and can be hung on the back of the shower door to boot..
Retails for £16 ($32) at Magellans’s.
Ever been able to communicate effectively while on holiday. Well the Lingo translator could be a big help.
This amazing little gizmo comes with 320,000 words and 32,000 phrases that will enable you to chatter away in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
It also includes a large two-line display is easy to read, and the slim, compact case fits easily in your purse or shirt pocket. Features include a databank (with password), currency converter, metric converter, world time clock, alarm, and 12-digit calculator.
Retails for around $50 (£100).
DVT or Deep Vein Thrombosis has been exposed as a major problem. Cramped seats and long flights can be a bad combination. Personally, I like to take half an aspirin before a flight to give some protection. On top of this I should really be wearing a pair of men’s support socks.
These support socks are medically recommended for flight swelling and DVT - and they retail for £10 ($20). Not much for some piece of mind.
Posted by Ruth Miller on Mon 3rd December 2007 at 06:00 AM, Filed in Skiing
Innsbruck provides a metropolitan flavour to your skiing. Talinn in Estonia only comes close to providing a similar level of city life.
Innsbruck is the ancient regional centre for this region, forever associated with the Hapsburg empire of the 15th century. One of it’s suburban mountain villages - Igls includes an Olympic bobsleigh course and is renowned for Franz Klammer winning his skiing gold in 1976.
As an added bonus, Innsbruck runs a wonderful Christmas market and includes a superb art museum.
One of the noted Innsbruck hotels is the four star Sporthotel Igls which costs around £1,500 ($3,000) half board.
