J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

gadgetgirl79 wrote:
The first was to Zell Am See (Austria) in 1993 (I think - I was quite young!), and we had to get up at 5.30am to start queuing for this train that went through the mountain up to the glacier. Once up the top, the skiing was OK though.

I think that funicular train at Kaprun was the one that had that terrible fire. It wasn't going when we were there, but maybe it is now?

Ally

sm4sh wrote:the total price was £665 thats for a week in the Flora hotel. with skiing lessons, lift pass and equipment. i paid half of it at the time.... :shock: dunno if that was a gd thing. if i change ill lose the money. could always look into trying change for a later date.
We only decided to go Borovets as the guy in the travel agents said its a good place for beginners. all i care about is will there be snow! :roll:

What was the date?

It's not that Borovets is particularly good for beginners, it's that beginners are the only ones who can be persuaded to go there :D
(Not quite true, but generally correct as after you've skied elsewhere it's unlikely you'll want to go back to Borovets).

Ally

When using the Visa Europe website I discovered that they'd made an error in the way they calculate the euro/pound rates. And in fact when I phoned them to ask them what rate I'd get after paying the 2.99% Lloyds charge they added it instead of subtracting it and said I'd get 1.16 euros per pound not 1.0. It was only when I queried it that they realized their mistake.

They have also done the calculations the wrong way around, so if you want to know how many euros you would get for your pound, you have to say that your card is in euros and you are purchasing in pounds (because they don't expect you to check it before you go on holiday).

So, I sent them an e-mail as well. This is what they said, and after reading it I'm not at all surprised that the banking industry has been in so much trouble recently.

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The purpose of the calculator is to verify that the amount shown on the cardholder's statement is correct for a particular purchase so the calculations are working correctly as this is the way it was designed. It was not designed to show the converted amount for a specified amount in the cardholder's home currency.



We are aware however that the conversion rate (the first rate displayed on the results page) is being displayed the wrong way round and that is something we are going to fix. In your particular case, this should allow you to see the amount of Euros that you would get for £1 then multiply that by 100.



Currently you can only do this by inverting the rate shown. For example if the rate shown (including the 2.99% fee) is 1 Euro = 0.909329 British Pound then to get the amount in Pounds, take the inverse of this i.e. 1 ÷ 0.909329 = 1.099712. The amount of Euros for £100 would therefore be €109.9712 (this is using the rate shown for the 18th January).



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sm4sh wrote:lol thanks snowb4ndit and if i do enjoy it ill prob just stop going ibiza in the summer and go skiing more lol. i like asking alot of questions gets me looking forward to my holiday more :lol: im just worried there may not be any snow in Borovets next year :lol: :(

Why don't you cancel Borovets and go somewhere else? I don't suppose you'll lose much money if you switch now,seeing as you're not going until next year. There are loads of much better places, which may not even cost more (depending on how much you're paying for Borovets). If you tell us what you're paying I'm sure someone will come up with a much better holiday possibly even for the same price.

Ally

Tony_H wrote:Funnily enough, I am rubbish in the mornings..........

At what Tony? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Tony_H wrote:No slalom for you then. Unles they use wider gates.

As long as I can get out of my cave door, and fit in my seat on the train I will be okay :D
I can always buy some new 'extra large' salopettes :wink:

Snowbandit,
We don't seem to have snow forecast for here, thanks for the warning. Maybe it's only in the mountains.

I think we should get back on piste now, before Admin sells my kids into slavery (again). It cost me quite a lot to buy them back last time :wink:

Ally

Tony_H wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:Yes the platforms moved from left to right depending on which side you had to embark.

No, wally, not those platforms. The actual viewing gallery at the top, felt like it was moving up and down for a minute.... :shock:

That sounds like altitude sickness to me, Tony. When I was in that top restaurant at Kaprun, I felt like I was in a boat (or just come home from a long time on a boat if you know what I mean) and everything was swaying about. It wasn't just me either, someone else noticed the same effect.

Headaches, and nosebleeds can also be a symptom of it.

Ally

Tony_H wrote:You'll get stuck in your cave if you're not careful

I certainly will if I don't cut down on the amount I've been eating lately :roll:

I'm going to put something down about it on the 'fit to ski' thread because at the moment I'm too fat to get my ski trousers on, let alone fit enough to ski :lol:

Ally