This will be my fourth time in Lemnos, I know I should be a bit more adventurous with my Greek islands but the truth is I love the Neilson beach club concept and Lemnos has the best windsurfing winds for me – pathetically awful, just about able to get up and it’s taken me 20…
I spent a week snowboarding with 5 of my girlfriends some 9 years ago. The decision to choose snowboarding over skiing was purely down to the fact that myself and Lisa could ski well and the other 4 had never skied so we figured we’d all try something different – disaster. Nine years is a…
Feeling very self righteous on New Year’s Day we ventured out at around 10am to almost empty and perfectly groomed slopes. No queues on the lifts, empty bars and restaurants and no queues for the toilets either, so worth going to bed just after midnight.
We are staying in THE posh hotel of the resort, the Grand Hotel Miramonti, it’s about as close as you can get to the slopes, the food at supper is generally fabulous, the breakfast is best described functional.
First day in the resort and the hell that is ski hire shop, doesn’t change, it’s still hell, expect the worst and if it’s better then you have a bonus, nuff said.
Flight from Gatwick to Verona at 6.30am, check in 4.30am, get up at 2am to leave at 2.30am, pretty standard timing for ski holidays. However with the weather forecast of heavy rain and high winds we took a last minute decision to take advantage of Crystal Ski’s day before check in option.
First week skiing as a family ever, in Passo Tonale, Italy with Crystal ski. Days before children we used to spend most of our holidays skiing, usually 2 weeks a year, Christmas and again end of season and a weekend too, so we were pretty good skiers.
Jasper our chocolate labrador is in the wars again.
Saturday was always going to be difficult, it wouldn’t be if I would ever learn and just stick to my guns and stay at one stage, but no, I don’t and still try and get everything in. so the plan was…
Friday dawned sunny, warm and lumpy – of course the air bed had a leak! Then it was the 30 minute queues for the loos as still down to 2 loos for the whole of our section and the water had completely run out too, grr. Bacon butties for breakfast, flat whites and veging out…
