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Beginning any new task can be daunting, especially when it’s a sport as kinetic and thrilling as skiing. Luckily, Val d’Isere caters for skiers of all levels – though there are a few tips we can recommend to anyone taking to the slopes for the first time. Quality instruction in your native language is always a good choice. Learning to ski on your own might seem like saving money, but professional instruction pays for itself, and can help prevent injury as well as be more fun!
Where to Ski
In the beginning, stick to long wide nursery slopes and ‘green’ or beginner’s runs, just to build your confidence and get a feel for the movements and balance required. If possible, it’s often a good idea to find accommodation close to the pistes. When you’re starting out, the fewer distractions or obstacles to face before you get started the better, so try to seek out a well-situated hotel. Val d’Isere features plenty of hotels very near to the pistes and ski-lifts.
Dress to Impress
Wearing proper clothing is also an important consideration. Skiing on snow, by its very nature, might be in a different environment and climate than you’re used to – and sometimes in ways you might not expect. It’s important to select a good jacket – ideally, you’ll find one that’s lightweight yet warm, and both wind and waterproof. It’s also important to find an equally good pair of salopettes – warm, waterproof trousers designed for skiing and other snow sports. Ski socks can be helpful in keeping snow out of your boots; make sure they’re thick and long.
You’ll be able to be directed to the best suppliers of clothing from any hotel; Val d’Isere, like any popular skiing resort, has several quality retailers. A couple of other general considerations are to try and wear layers of clothing instead of one or two thick items, and to make sure you don’t forget a hat, scarf, and waterproof gloves!
Here Comes the Sun
Another important consideration is sun protection, and it’s often forgotten amidst the snow and the shade of the mountains, but it can be vital. High-factor sun creams are best applied to sensitive areas of exposed skin, such as the lips and nose that are particularly prone to burning. Preventing sunburn will keep you on the slopes and not in pain relegated to staying inside in your hotel! Val d’Isere also holds a few ‘hidden’ risks of sunburn – sunlight is far more intense in the mountains, due to the altitude, and the reflection of sunlight from the snow can cause a nasty burn too. Sunglasses are a wise choice to protect your eyes, and goggles can be useful for more blustery conditions.
Finally, one important piece of advice for beginners is one that applies to plenty of other sports as well – don’t discourage easily! Skiing can be tough for a beginner, and can take a little practice before it becomes comfortable. But persevere, and in no time you’ll be skiing from the piste straight to the hotel. Val d’Isere is a perfect place to begin exploring the slopes; so slip on your woollies and get out there!
Earl Knudsen is Marketing Manager for Alpine Answers, a specialist ski travel agency, tour operator, and booking service offering bonded package holidays at any hotel Val d’Isere, and other tailor-made itineraries. For a skiing holiday in a luxury or good-value hotel, Val d’Isere is an ideal location.
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So you may have settled on skiing in Val d’Isere, but another choice lies before you in making sure your holiday is the best one yet – selecting your accommodation! Choosing where to stay can be a tricky decision, especially when considering the wide range of chalets. Val d’Isere caters for most situations, however, and whether you’re holidaying with a family, or looking to maintain a strict diet, there are some general considerations you can take to make sure your chalet fits you like a ski glove.
Family matters
Choosing accommodation when you’re on holiday with a family can be a handful. The chalet’s location is very important – young children can’t always manage long distances to a piste over slippery surfaces, and might be much happier flinging snowballs than trekking to the start of a slope. You may not want to carry their equipment around as well as your own either! Another consideration when the family is in mind, is if the amenities are close to your chalets. Val d’Isere has several ski schools and childcare options for families with younger or less enthusiastic skiers; although a good plan might be to compromise when spending days together. Time spent holidaying together can result in very precious memories, after all. One option is skiing together in the mornings, while everyone is fresh, rested, and ready to go, and making use of childcare facilities in the afternoon.
The size
Smaller chalets will be ideal for couples on a short break, while larger parties may require more spacious chalets. Val d’Isere has a wide range available, in plenty of different locations. Depending on experience or mobility, you may or may not need a chalet close to the pistes of the resort. For those that prefer chalets a little distance from the slopes, Val d’Isere features locations that are a short bus-journey or walk away, and many that are almost ski-in-ski-out, allowing you to maximise your time spent on the slopes, then ski back almost to the doorstep.
What’s cooking
Between catered and non-catered chalets, Val d’Isere has a wide range of options for your stay. If you want to choose where and when you eat, self-catered may be a better choice, allowing you to keep to a strict diet, or eat when it’s convenient. A good morning’s skiing may leave you reluctant to stop for lunch! A catered chalet takes the heat off when it comes to the kitchen, letting you relax a little more in the evenings after an exhausting day, as well as enabling you to try something new. Being catered for will allow you to experience a little international flavour while dining in your chalets! Val d’Isere is known for its blend of French and Italian cuisines – perfect for after a long day working up an appetite on the slopes.
Hot selections
The choice of a chalet with a sauna, jacuzzi, or pool can also have a huge impact on your holiday. They are a great way to relax and unwind, as well as refreshing tired muscles for the next day’s events. If you’re sharing a chalet with friends or other skiers, a sauna or Jacuzzi can also be a fun way to socialize and share your love of the sport.
One final little detail can make or break even the biggest decision: boot warmers in your chalets. Val ‘dIsere is best experienced with a warm pair of boots, first thing in the morning!
Earl Knudsen is Marketing Manager for Alpine Answers, a specialist ski travel agency, tour operator, and booking service offering bonded package holidays at chalets Val d’Isere, and other tailor-made itineraries. For a luxury or good-value skiing holiday in chalets; Val d’Isere is an ideal location.
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A holiday in the sun in France can build up quite a thirst, particularly when you’re staying in a resort such as le Cap d’Agde. With plenty of action available during the day both on the beach and in the resort, you will have earned yourself a nice, cool beverage by the time the sun sets. So, let’s find out which are the best bars in le Cap d’Agde.
Johnny Wokkers
English bar Johnny Wokkers, is often a favourite for English-speaking tourists visiting le Cap d’Agde. A great little place to go and meet a few like-minded people who speak your language, you might even make some friends that you’ll want to keep in touch with once your holiday is over. The bar can be found at the end of the Port Nature building, and features a tunnel of sorts, which leads to the beach – perfect for a late night stroll following your drinks. The bar is quite small, allowing for a comfortable and cosy atmosphere where you can really get to know people rather than attempting to hold a conversation over the top of loud music as you might have to in some larger bars.
Melrose Café
Another bar that can be found in the Port Nature building, Melrose Café is one of the longest established, biggest, and most popular bars in the resort of le Cap d’Agde. This bar can get rather busy in the evenings, thanks to the live entertainment that you will often see so be sure to get there before the rest of the crowds do or you may not be able to find anywhere to sit. Complete with a dancing platform, onto which you will regularly see both customers and staff climb in order to strut their stuff and have a boogie, this bar is full of fun and frenetic activity. Well-known in the resort, the Melrose Café is renowned for being a haunt of many French film producers, so if you fancy making a foray into film, make sure you get yourself up onto a table and dancing.
Eros Cafe
Finally, if you’re looking for somewhere new to wet your whistle you might fancy dropping into the Eros Café. A newcomer in le Cap d’Agde, this up and coming bar is likely to give the Melrose Café a run for its money in years to come. However, it is currently less crowded and therefore an even more pleasant place to spend an evening. With a large and spacious dance floor, the Eros Café is the best place to break out your moves and hit the dance floor. The bar also has some wonderfully comfortable and relaxing lounge areas where you can rest your aching feet, or take a seat and get to know your dance partner a little better. Easily as much fun as Café Melrose but slightly less happening, Café Eros is one of the best bars in le Cap d’Agde.
So, if you’re looking for somewhere to wind down, relax and start the night in style, any one of the three best bars in le Cap d’Agde are guaranteed to get you in the mood for a good party.
Jane G Smith is the Product Director of EXcapes Holidays, a specialist provider of lifestyle holidays to le Cap d’Agde and many other luxury lifestyle resorts worldwide. Our range of holidays is unmatched by any other British Tour Operator.
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Lesser Known Nightclubs For Swingers at Le Cap D’Agde
The beach at le Cap d’Agde is the place to go to arrange a ménage. However, if you haven’t been successful in arranging a private party during the daylight hours, then you can join a larger party at one of the resort’s renowned swinging clubs.
Le Glamour
Le Glamour has been the premier nightclub for libertines in the naturist quarter at le Cap d’Agde since 1998, and 12 years later it is still the place to be seen. There’s a saying amongst swingers in le Cap d’Agde area and that’s that Le Glamour is where the beautiful people go to play. Le Glamour does seem to attract more than its fair share of attractive people, and plenty of them are willing to carry on the party in the underground playrooms later on. The playrooms are a wonderful labyrinth of sensual fantasy with conduit for couples and others strictly for single men. Everything in the playroom is wooden, with lots of jail bars, and curtains hiding certain things from view. A couple of these rooms also contain S&M equipment but, although Le Glamour is home to some of the most beautiful people in le Cap d’Agde, many of them are voyeurs who choose not to participate in the action.
Le Juls
Juls is strictly couples only and is located on the small square at Port Nature. Although the nightclub is based in just one room, the mirrored walls and ceilings make it appear so much bigger. Le Juls is decorated in the style of an oriental villa and the cushioned lounges are perfect for sitting back and watching some of the action provided by the other guests. A small stage area contains two poles backed by mirrors, where the visitors are just as likely to put on a show as the professional dancers.
If watching one of your fellow holidaymaker’s dance-moves has left you feeling a little hot under the collar, you may want to move the action into one of the playrooms; although plenty still takes place between amorous couples on the sofa areas.
Nat Hamman
Le Cap d’Agde has a couple of saunas, but the biggest sauna-based nightclub is Nat Hamman located on the outskirts of town. As a sauna, the club has no dance-floor but the steamroom and hamman area is the perfect place to get steamy with your fellow guests. Mattresses are laid out towards the back of the building, but much of the action takes place under the steam where not always being able to see the identity of your lover can make the experience a lot more exciting.
Nat Hamman is a mixed club and also caters to single, gay and bi men, so, as with Le Glamour there are plenty of voyeurs on a regular weeknight. However, on Saturdays the party is strictly couples only between the hours of 9pm and 1am. If you’re holidaying in le Cap d’Agde and looking for somewhere a little different from your regular nightclub to turn up the heat, then Nat Hamman is ideal.
Jane G Smith is the Product Director of EXcapes Holidays, a specialist provider of lifestyle holidays to le Cap d’Agde and many other luxury lifestyle resorts worldwide. Our range of holidays is unmatched by any other British Tour Operator.
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A Paris shuttle is an ideal way to travel the thirty kilometres from the Charles de Gaulle airport to the city. As well as getting you to the centre, the Paris airport shuttle will show you some of the city on the way.
Some of you may think that I have one of the best jobs in the world: as a driver of the Paris airport shuttle, I get to spend my days passing the sights in the world’s most beautiful city. On the journey into the city, the passengers on my Paris shuttles will chatter about the attractions they are planning to see. They will be excited to walk underneath la Tour Eiffel, and perhaps climb up to see the city from a height of 270 metres at the top floor. A walk along the wide avenues of the Champs-Élysées makes the itinerary of most tourists, including a look at the Arc de Triomphe.
The usual route the Paris airport shuttle takes into the city will follow the River Seine from the South towards the centre. If your driver takes the Quai de Bercy, you will pass the Parc De Bercy on the way. A pleasant place to take a stroll, the Parc is a lattice of pathways through nine gardens with features including trellised vines, a labyrinth, a fragrance garden, and the ‘House of Gardening’ where children can learn about growing vegetables. The gardens are home to the unusual Musée des Arts Forains, which is a museum of old fairground rides and toys. You can see some very old bicycles and merry-go-rounds here, but you will have to book because entrance is by appointment only.
The last of the Parc you’ll see from your Paris shuttle is the remarkable stadium called the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. It is an indoor arena that hosts events like cycling and tennis tournaments. Part pyramid, part bunker, the POPB in an angular structure clothed in grass to help it blend in. In contrast, the next building the Paris shuttle passes is the huge metal archway of the Ministry of Finances.
The Paris shuttles following the Seine will drive in the direction of the famous Notre Dame de Paris. The cathedral is over eight hundred years old, and at its time of construction, represented pioneering architectural design. It has since been restored many times and preserved for visitors. Like many of Paris’s buildings, the cathedral looks especially good at night, illuminated with golden lights. From Notre Dame, which is central, the Eiffel Tower is to the west, the Arc de Triomphe to the north west and the Sacré Cœur is to the North.
All this is very well if you are intending to base your holiday in the city, but perhaps you are looking to stay on the outskirts of the city. One of the Paris airport shuttle routes will take you from Charles de Gaulle directly to Disneyland Paris in the Seine et Marne department to the east of Paris. Believe it or not, 2009 is Disney’s fifteenth anniversary in Paris, so you and your family will have the chance to dance and celebrate with goofy and friends at the special events held throughout the year. Fans of Mickey will be pleased to hear that Paris shuttles run to Disneyland from the Paris Beauvauis, Paris Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports.
Henri Barbusse is a driver of a Paris shuttle for Shuttle Direct. They provide pre-booked shuttles to major destinations all over Europe. Wherever you travel, Shuttle Direct can make sure that you don’t miss your car on your holiday abroad.