Messages posted by : AllyG
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Bandit,
I am totally confused, what do you mean? If I book my ski train and then phone and book my insurance, how can anything go wrong? Admittedly, the last 2 years I've bought annual ski insurance, but that's only because I've been a bit greedy and booked 2 ski holidays per year. Ally |
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Hi Snowbandit,
I like the baby tortoise :D Ally |
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Thanks Eggman for the info. and if you're making some sort of deal with the weather please make sure there's plenty of snow for when I finally get there :D
Ian - you're quite right I am too busy during the summer for a holiday. Ally |
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Hi,
I've finally managed to book our apartment in Courchevel for Feb half-term. It's 1020 euros for 4 people for the week (cleaning is extra though). Going DIY I reckon the first thing to do is book the flights/train/coach and then the accommodation, followed by the transfers, and finally the lessons and ski hire. Lift passes can be done last because I've never heard of a resort running out of lift passes! If you're going DIY in Europe then the price of the lift passes will vary according to the euro/pound exchange rate, so it's best to get them when the pound is up and the euro is down. Sometimes they're cheaper than with the TO's and sometimes not. I suppose it all depends on what the exchange rate was when the TO's set the prices. And you need to buy your insurance as soon as you've paid out for something - like flights. It's no good waiting until the last minute to get it, in case you have to cancel for some reason. It's also supposed to be better to pay with a credit card, in case the various companies go bust. Ally |
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Thanks Freek,
500 euros a week is a great bargain for a single room. Don't worry about it. I think it looks okay, anyway :D I wouldn't mind staying there, and I'm nearly 3 X 17 years old. I hope you have a great time :D Ally |
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Hi Eggman and Salski,
What's a crash mat for? I'm not too sure I'd want to go to the mountains in the summer - I'd be looking everywhere for some snow :lol: Ally |
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I can't even see where it says anything about single rooms!
What I can see, is for Feb half-term, it's 112 Euros per week per person for the dormitory (plus extra costs like invoicing and cleaning), and 714 Euros for a double room per room per week. I wonder if they have any dormitories like that in Courchevel? :lol: Ally |
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Tony,
If you want to phone BA their number is 0844 493 0 787 and they are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. I was up early the other morning and rang them at 6-30 and got straight through. I would think they could book ski carriage over the phone, if you have made your decision. Incidentally, if anyone wants to know, I was phoning them to check whether they needed a passport for domestic flights. At the moment they only need photographic i.d. (like a driving license). And, the figures for my car versus train problem look like this: Return adult ticket from West Wales to Heathrow = £102 2 teenagers on rail cards, outward half of the return fare = £67 Total cost = £169 Fuel cost for car driving 500 miles at 50 mpg = £57 One night parking at hotel = £7 Total cost of driving = 64 Money saved by driving is £105 over going on the train. The point being, that they are going on the plane, and I'm not, and they are coming back on their own on the train. I am only going to help them. Heathrow airport is a very big place. And, to satisfy your professional interest Tony, the cost of a Heathrow airport taxi transfer from here is £250 one way. I won't have to decide until the last minute, because I can buy the tickets on the train. It will depend how stressed out (and short of money) I am feeling by the time we are ready to leave :D Ally |
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