european ski holidays
The Day the Wheels Fell Off the Grand Alpine Tour
After a glorious first fortnight in the French alps – some truly memorable days in the ski holiday hotspots of Alpe d’Huez, Les Deux Alpes and La Grave– it was time to up-sticks from our first campsite in Bourg d’Oisans and head for our next sojourn in Brides les Bains, below the ski resorts of the legendary Les Troi Vallees. […]
La Grave – beautiful & deadly – ski resort crying out to be in a bond film
On the fringe of conventional ski holidays can be found the odd ski resort with a special reputation – here’s what La Grave.com has to say aboutskiing la grave: “By exploring the domain of La Grave-La Meije, you are not in a typical ski resort. This is a real mountain environment as you head down in an […]
Les Deux Alpes – the upside down ski resort
We all know how learning to ski or snowboard goes – you spend your first wobbly day or two of the ski holiday within arms length of the cafes, on a nursery slope as steep as… well its almost completely flat. Then you progress a little further from the ski resort up the hill and […]
Alpe d’Huez – first ski resort on the Grand Alpine Tour
The inhabitants of Alpe d’Huez are among the most welcoming of any French ski resort. We met a charming young Frenchman who, although lightly toasted, managed to explain in English that he needed to take lots of pictures of our Airstream. I think he was in charge of a shop or cafe but it was […]
First week on Grand Alpine Tour of european ski resorts
After a relatively easy, if un-glamorous trip down from Calais to the French alps, we traded in our nights in highway truck stops for balmy days in a gorgeous French campsite at the foot ofAlpe d’Huez ski resort. We get excellent WiFi so I can crack on with a few days of work online which […]
Airstream ski resort tour leaves London and heads to the Alps
Passports – check Ferry tickets – check Euros – check Alpine Maps – check Vintage american caravan – check Trepidation – CHECK With no more time for procrastination, prevarication and even palpatation… we left the safety of our sunny Surrey camp site and headed for “In’jin country” Actually the road to Dover sea port was pretty […]
Grand Alpine Tour Prequel – 3 sno people, 3 months, 30+ european ski holiday resorts
A few words and pictures on preparing our selves, lives and vintage Airstream for a 3 1/2 month tour of the major ski resorts for european ski holidays. Is that entertaining if you don’t know us? … not sure… but you’ll come to know we three sno lovers and predict for yourself if we’ll be able to go from London-living-townies (him BBC telly maker, […]
Airstream Preparation – getting a 1966 vintage US travel trailer ready for 4 months touring the Swiss and French alps ski resorts
Vintage Airstream Preparation (before visiting 30+ european ski resorts) Not much about ski holidays or ski resorts, this post is for the Airstream lovers – you might want to skip this one if you’re not a vintage caravan nut… or just look at the pretty pictures! 1 – polish alluminium Airstream exterior: From totally oxidised grey, to a […]