The trouble with living in a tourist town…

St Jean roundabout out of season

…is that once the tourists have gone home EVERYTHING closes down for a few weeks!

Sunday 25th April was the official winter season end, meaning that as we got up on Monday morning and ventured to the bakery everything had shut up, everyone had left town overnight! The busy hustle [...]

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The Defi Foli 2010 aka the ‘Crazy Challenge’

Defi Foli Challenge La Clusaz

Every year the last Sunday in April heralds the end of the winter ski season in La Clusaz. The ski lifts are all free for the day and the majority of skiers wear fancy dress, creating a real party atmosphere. As the snow is getting quite slushy by then [...]

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