Postcard of the Week: Chamonix
Chamonix is one of my favourite resorts for several reasons. First of all, it’s huge and has great links to other resorts in the valley such as Argentiere. Secondly, […]
Postcard of the Week: Skiing in the Olden Days
In Morzine a few weeks ago I was browsing postcards, as I tend to do wherever I go, and I found these two vintage photos of how skiing used […]
Postcard of the Week: Skiing in Morzine
A week ago I got back to London after a snowy week of skiing in Morzine, in the Portes du Soleil region of the French Alps. Morzine itself is pretty […]
Postcard of the Week: Tignes
This postcard popped through the letterbox the other day and while I always love to receive postcards (hint hint!), this particular postcard of the ski resort Tignes in the […]
New Year’s (Travel) Resolutions
So now that New Year’s Eve has been celebrated and the entire world wakes up on the 1st January with a champagne-induced headache, there’s one more tradition that needs […]
Traditional Britain summed up in 5 Greeting Cards
Wandering through the Christmas Market in the grounds of Winchester’s atmospheric Cathedral, I stumbled across a wood hut selling the cutest paintings in a very particular style. They depict […]
Jobs Abroad: a Guide to Working a Ski Season
I feel like working a ski season on your gap year should be an obligatory rite of passage for everyone. Especially for those who’ve never been up a mountain […]
Guest Post: A Student’s Guide To Skiing
Olivia Stuart-Taylor weighs up the benefits of skiing on a trip organised by a University Imagine this: 1500 Durham University students, one resort, one week, three metres 3m of […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 