One week to Mont Blanc! Training and Preparations for the Summit
Today marks 1 week until my mother and I will hopefully attempt to summit Mont Blanc – the highest mountain in the Alps at 4,810m! Almost […]
Our Skiing Holiday in Morzine! (“Just Remember to Breathe”)
Bright white powder snow glistening in the sunlight, steaming sweet vin chaud, jacuzzi and sauna sessions at the end of a long day’s skiing and delicious gourmet 4-course meals each […]
Postcard of the Week: Skiing in Switzerland
It’s that time of year when you find yourself bombarded by status updates and tweets from lucky friends who are off skiing through fresh powder snow. It feels like […]
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 […]
Postcard of the Week: Valle d’Aosta
The Italian region of Valle d’Aosta, also known as the Aosta Valley, borders France to the west and Switzerland to the north. France and Italy share the Mont Blanc (or […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 