Slope back to the mountains one last time February 7, 2010 IT is around this time of year that the travel negotiations begin in earnest. At Christmas time, in our house anyway, the trading begins with: “I’ll see your night out with the boys, and raise you one spa weekend with the girls.” Now, with the “big” winter holidays behind us, there’s a desperate dash going [...]
BANG GOES THE BONUS February 7, 2010 Even with those pesky bonus caps, surely there’s room for a little celebration. And if you’re looking for luxury, you could do worse than visiting the banker’s paradise of Zermatt in Switzerland. As well as high altitude, good snow conditions and a link to Cervinia so you can ski to Italy for a long lunch, [...]
OFF PISTE AND PARTY February 7, 2010 There’s no doubt package holidays are easier to arrange – book it and it’s all organised for you. But for flexibility on dates and sometimes (though not always) price, it makes sense to head off the groomed path – off piste you might say – and put your holiday together yourself. If you’re looking for [...]
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT February 7, 2010 For the real high flyers, a day (or two) heliskiing offers the ultimate adrenaline rush. And of course there’s no problem finding virginal top-of-the-mountain snow for the very best of late season skiing. Danielle Stynes, of SwisSKIsafari (0041 273982194; www.swisskisafari.com) has the enviable job of putting together tailor-made helicopter and back-bowl skiing trips with idyllic [...]
ALL IN THE FAMILY February 7, 2010 Unless you have pre-school aged children (or an accommodating school) you’re bound to go skiing the weeks of half term (February 13 departures) or Easter (roughly the first two weeks of April). Luckily it’s still possible to book a last-minute deal for half-term, and it’s even easier to arrange if your children are old enough [...]
SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND February 7, 2010 Too many hours in the office… not enough time on the slopes. Luckily Ski Weekends has the answer for time-poor City workers. If you’re looking to cram as much ski and après-ski as possible into three or four days, Chamonix is the answer. The party town is just an hour-and-a-half drive from Geneva and has [...]
TRAVEL NOTES February 7, 2010 Top Diver at Amanyara Turks and Caicos’s sexiest resort will be adding sessions with the world’s best diver, Tanya Streeter, to its attractions. Streeter holds several world records and is considered the “perfect athlete.” She will be hosting free-diving sessions at the resort and -charmingly if slightly incongruously – giving talks about humpback whales during [...]
Grey suits dominate the City – but not grey hair February 7, 2010 WHEN Kate Moss appeared with grey locks last week, all hell – rather predictably – broke loose in fashion circles. Is the eternally gamine Moss ageing at last? But no, wily old Kate, who is approaching 40 (heaven forfend) had gone grey on purpose. And pundits observed that it exemplified with the icy look that [...]
Golden girls are back on the glory trail February 7, 2010 NICOLA Minichiello set her sights on Olympic gold the moment the curtain fell on the 2006 Turin Games – but with her day of destiny looming the bobsleigh star is lucky to be seeing at all. The 31-year-old former heptathlete, and partner Gillian Cooke, looked nailed on for a podium place in Vancouver after storming [...]
Capello warning as England draw Wales February 7, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO warned his England side against complacency despite being handed a favourable draw for their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign in a group which includes Wales. The Three Lions will go head-to-head with John Toshack’s side in Group G, along with Switzerland, Bulgaria and Montenegro. Scotland were paired with holders Spain, while Northern Ireland take [...]
