My friends ask me, “do I have to ski to après ski?” This naive inquiry comes mostly from my gal pals , who fear getting cold, hurt or embarrassed, but don’t want to miss a good party. I have decided to let them in on our “after skiing” social, since the ratio of ladies to dudes at ski resorts bars …
Skiing is a challenging sport, to pack for especially. Being comfortable and warm when skiing is all about quality base layers and technical fabrics. But you also want to look stylish from first chair to après ski. Friends ask me how I dress for a ski day and après ski, and how to pack for a week skiing out West …
Travel should be exciting, fun, a luxury, and a vacating of your norm … But often travel plans are accompanied with lots of questions, and a little stress! I’ve been writing/blogging about travel for almost 3 decades… yes, I started before social media and #travelblogging even existed! So I have learned a few tricks, hacks, dos and don’ts, several of which …
Are you dreaming of a ski trip to the Alps? Wondering what to expect, and where to go skiing in France, Switzerland, Austria or Italy? Here are some tips to help you plan your first ski trip to the Alps. What’s the Ski Terrain like? The Alps terrain is vast, extreme, rugged and abrupt compared to the ski mountains in …
Tips on hiring a Ski Guide for big mountain off-piste skiing in The Alps.
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You are so excited for your European luxury vacation to___(fill in the blank). Insert: Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Venice, Florence, Prague, Rome… You arrive in, let’s say Venice, with grand expectations for viewing ancient architecture, tasting time-honored traditional cuisine, and meeting locals, deciphering their native language – only to discover buses, mega cruise ships unloading waddling passengers, throngs of foreign tourists …
Why you should plan a Europe bike trip, cycling adventures in France, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Scotland, Italy. Bike travel is the best, see our bike itineraries, bike packing tips checklist
How to pack a pannier for a bike tour? If you are embarking on a cycling trip, and you are carrying a pannier on your bike (pronounce: “pan ear”) with all your stuff… well – that’s incentive enough to travel light, pack carefully, be sure you have everything you need, but carry nothing you don’t! When my husband 1st proposed …
Enjoy true southern luxury lifestyle on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. This beautiful barrier island offers long sandy Atlantic beaches, calm scenic riverfronts and intracoastal bays on its western shores. Hilton Head Island offers so much outdoor adventure – biking the beach or miles of designated cycle paths, golfing and tennis at the finest Hilton Head resorts and clubs, boating …
