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A blast from the past...

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:37:25 GMT

Idling in town today and to kill a moment or two, went into Thomas Cook, where I found a brochure for the winter from Cosmos.

Didn't know that company (or brand) was still operating.

What's next? The return of Horizon or Swan's or, perhaps, Ski-Plan? -)

Re:A blast from the past...

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:48:11 GMT

Skiplan also still operating. They're a school trips company.

Re:A blast from the past...

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:53:18 GMT

Possibly a different company - it was always a very exciting moment in the early 1970s when the new Ski-Plan (with a hyphen) brochure came out.

Skiplan's website say they've been organising trips for 14 years; Ski-Plan was of much earlier vintage!

Re:A blast from the past...

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 15:03:44 GMT

I picked up the Cosmos brochure the other week, didn't blow me away...

Re:A blast from the past...

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:22:45 GMT

And you know what? Thinking about it I went to Aprica in 1979 with Ski hyphen Plan
We all hired the same navy blue trousers and jackets and flew on what felt like an ancient plane (possibly Dan Air).
1 st time I ever ate pizza!

Re:A blast from the past...

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:40:04 GMT

I went on a Ski-Plan trip to Sauze in 1973 and we flew Dan Air to Turin on a BAC 1-11. It was Easter and instead of ski pants, most of us tearaways had jeans that were waterproofed!

Them were the days!

Re:A blast from the past...

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 22:02:25 GMT

LOTA wrote:I went on a Ski-Plan trip to Sauze in 1973 and we flew Dan Air to Turin on a BAC 1-11. It was Easter and instead of ski pants, most of us tearaways had jeans that were waterproofed!

Them were the days!

Upmarket gear, LOTA. Non-waterproof corderoys for me!

Re:A blast from the past...

Thu, 29 Aug 2013 11:36:28 GMT

wow, haven't heard of any of these companies for a long time! nostalgic

Re:A blast from the past...

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 17:55:32 GMT

Anyone for the Intasun Express???

Re:A blast from the past...

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:38:19 GMT

Top Deck???

Re:A blast from the past...

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 23:18:49 GMT

Erna Low...CIT to Italy...

Re:A blast from the past...

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 08:48:39 GMT

I went on a Swans ski trip .........I think it cost GBP58

Re:A blast from the past...

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:42:58 GMT

haha GBP58! my old school offered one a few years ago, believe it was about GBP1,300!

Re:A blast from the past...

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:04:50 GMT

GBP26 for a week HB in Neiderau in a single room....1972