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Lesley Thomas | Monday 29th January 2018
You may think that unlike a beach holiday, where your body will be on full display, there’s no incentive to work out prior to a ski holiday. Well, that’s where you would be wrong. The muscles that you use skiing or snowboarding are very different to the ones you use on a day to day basis. If you want to get the most out of your ski holiday and not spend the first few days aching, it’s worth doing a few simple exercises in the weeks before you leave.
Lesley Thomas | Tuesday 16th January 2018
The idea of strapping on a pair of skis and hurtling down a mountainside is - quite rightly - a daunting one. Nonetheless, millions of people do it every year, and there’s a reason for that; it’s a whole lot of fun.
Lesley Thomas | Monday 08th January 2018
Lots of the resolutions that we make in January tend to be quite punishing - diets, exercise regimes and general deprivation.
Lesley Thomas | Wednesday 20th December 2017
One of the most wonderful things about celebrating Christmas outside of your home country is the chance to experience the festive traditions of other cultures. Be it beach barbecues in Australia or Father Christmas’ evil counterpart, Krampus, in Germanic nations, it’s always interesting to see how the season is celebrated outside of your own country.
Lesley Thomas | Wednesday 13th December 2017
One of the very best things about owning a property in the Alps is being able to spend the festive season there. With snow very likely in most parts of the Swiss and French Alps, spending the holiday season there is like being in a winter wonderland.
