Messages posted by : AllyG
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Argentiere?
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How about Passo Tonale?
I don't know what it looks like, but I'm sure it has a glacier. |
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Stewart,
I'm afraid 'wibble' is off the menu at the moment on this thread :cry: What were you doing in Gothenburg anyway? I don't suppose you were ski-ing. I looked it up and the nearest ski resort seemed to be Ulricehamn which is something like 80 Km away, and only has 6 pistes. Tony, That's quite interesting, that you are looking at it from a ski-centric point of view (rather than a euro-centric one), thus explaining why you know where Gothenburg is, but not Kitwe. Zambia is on a plateau, and I seem to remember that the whole country is 6,000 feet up in the air, but I am also pretty sure that it doesn't have any ski resorts :D . Everyone, I have been thinking about why beer prices are so high in ski resorts. I think the truth is that the price of pretty much everything is high in French ski resorts. I remember being very surprised that my ski instructor in La Rosiere drove down to Bourg St Maurice to buy his milk, because it cost so much in the resort. So, I can understand why all bulky and heavy goods (like beer) would be expensive because the ski resorts (or the French ones anyway) tend to be in fairly inaccessible places with poor road access and the transport costs would tend to be high, particularly during the winter. However, that doesn't explain why my cup of tea would cost me so much in Courchevel if I was foolish enough to try and buy one in a mountain cafe (since tea-leaves are fairly light and compact). I would guess that part of the reason for this is that most skiers are very much a captive audience, in that they don't have transport to get out of the resort and drink elsewhere. Plus I would guess that the rates are very high in the top resorts, and they probably only have a short season to make enough money to keep them going all year. I am only guessing, but I wouldn't think that the summers were anything like as busy as the winters. And, of course there is the pound/euro effect. (Admin - this is my best non wibbly effort) Ally |
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Rose,
What about going to Casualty for an X-ray? My older daughter broke her arm just falling down on the carpet in the house, and a friend of mine broke her wrist falling on an outside path, like you did. I hope it gets better soon - you're not about to go ski-ing are you? Ally |
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****** How could I have been so stupid to forget about Switzerland! I was there only about a month ago :( All my careful reasoning all went to waste :evil: Oh well, as I said before, I never was any good at party games. And at least the game has moved on to some more photos :D Admin's current photo is clearly a glacier. I have been to Tignes and I don't think it's there, but nevertheless I'll guess Tignes because at least I'm sure it does have a glacier. Ally |
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Tony,
I can't remember you ever talking about ski-ing in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Norway or the U.S. and I know what you think of Bulgaria and Scotland, plus presumably Slovakia, Poland and Romania, so that only leaves Andorra and Italy (I think!) and Italy is much more likely. N.B. I am doing my best and trying to play your game - okay :?: Ally |
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Finn,
What I usually do is take about £100 in euros with me, and two different Visa debit cards (in case something goes wrong with one of them!). I have thought about using the post office card, but so far I never have. I use my card in the shops etc. for large items and the cash if I'm buying something small like a hot chocolate. And if I need any more euros I get them out with the ATM. I don't know what other people have to pay, but with my card I think I only have to pay a £1 foreign transaction charge, and the currency exchange rates always seem to be a couple of percent better then the post office rates. That company does offer very tempting exchange rates but I think I'd only worry about it if I used them. Thanks for telling us about it. Ally |
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Finn,
I would be a bit worried about losing my money, if I used them. This is what the Investors Chronicle had to say about the company - Crown Holdings (London) Ltd in September. http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/Columnists/NoFreeLunch/article/20090909/0873f056-9d2e-11de-b65c-0015171400aa/When-segregation-is-good.jsp Presumably one has to pay upfront for delivery later? I had a nasty fright when the London Scottish bank went bust, as I had money with them, but fortunately we got it all back from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, including interest. However, I don't think the FSCS would cover this sort of transaction. Ally |
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