Overall: Zermatt is another big, busy mega-ski resort with a number of different ski areas – one you need to take a bus to reach (Glacier Paradise). But it has a more old world charm feel and is more peaceful – due in a large part to the fact that no cars are allowed which makes it feel (and sound) a lot more low key. There are however a lot […]
Chamonix is one of the biggest European ski resorts in the magnificent French alps that offers a heady mix of sensational skiing, food and wine. Chamonix – Mont Blanc ski resort: Overall Chamonix is a big, busy, mega ski town which provides access to 5 ski areas (all valid on the Ikon pass) within Chamonix Mont-Blanc Valley: 1. Grands Montets, 2. Balme (Le Tour/Vallorcine) 3. Brévent 4. Félgère (you can […]
Discover cute limestone cottages, art deco cinemas, delicious produce, plunging waterfalls, mirror lakes, old German internment camps and some stunning flora and fauna on a trip around the NSW Southern Highlands towns. We drove up the Hume from Melbourne and our first stop was at the iconic Ettamogagh pub which featured in the cartoon series Footrot Flats for years in Victorian newspapers. We pulled our van into the free camping […]