Skiing in Montgenèvre (including GoPro video!)

Montgenèvre is a beautiful, quiet French resort included on the Italian milkyway lift pass. It is possible to ski all the way from Sauze D’oulx to Montgenèvre (and back), but due to the distance and amount of links involved it takes around 2hours! As there is plenty of great skiing to be done over in

10 tips to make skiing cheaper in school holidays

Getting a good price for a ski trip in the school holidays sometimes feels practically impossible… but it can be done! Rob and I recently travelled to the Italian resort of Sauze D’Oulx for a bargain price and picked up some tips that will help to save money on our future ski trips! 1. If possible wait until

Roland Garros (French Open)

I love Wimbledon… I actually enjoy watching most sports but there is something magical about that place. I used to love watching Wimbledon on the TV but it is so much more exciting in reality; the atmosphere around the grounds is incredible! However, as a teacher, it’s pretty much impossible to go to Wimbledon other than on

Sightseeing in Paris: 2 day itinerary

Our trip to Paris in May half term was organised around going to the Roland Garros (French Open) tennis, which can be read about here: My guide to the French Open. However, we made sure we also had a couple of days to explore the city. In order to make the most of our two sightseeing days

Ski Blanc catered chalet, Meribel

Ski Blanc was our first catered chalet experience and it was brilliant! We stayed in Chalet Foehn; situated in Les Allures, only a 2 minute walk from the gondola to up to Meribel. Although staying in a catered chalet was a more expensive option (£429pp), we were very impressed with the quality of the food.

Ben’s Bus airport transfer

We used Ben’s bus airport transfer to travel from Grenoble airport to Meribel. It was very easy to book online and the price was reasonable. When we arrived at Grenoble airport, we easily found our guide and had a short wait before our departure. The guide directed us to the coach and it was a pretty smooth