All your friends coupled up? Can’t find a single travel chum to get away with from the nine-to-five daily grind? Fortunately, active breaks for single travel are fun, rewarding and fulfilling. With that in mind we’ve pulled together 11 of the best solo adventure holidays around. Active breaks for single travel Many…
The final stop on our Pyrenees road trip was the Grand Tourmalet ski area, to conduct a review of La Mongie snowboarding. As a real treat we also spent a night on Pic Du Midi in one of Europe’s leading observatories. Grand Tourmalet snowboarding holiday La Mongie is linked with Bareges which creates…
Wonderful weather, historic heritage, magnificent mountains and beautiful beaches make Montpellier hiking holidays very special. To prove this point we’ve put together this guide to trekking in Languedoc Roussillon region in the South of France. Montpellier hiking holidays Montpellier is one of France’s great cities and makes a great base for trekking…
The second resort on our Pyrenees road trip was Saint Lary. I had heard good things about it, so was excited to conduct this review of Saint Lary snowboarding holiday in Haute Pyrenees. The drive from Cauterets took around two hours. Having left a very wet and miserable Cauterets we were pleasantly…
Why spend a small fortune travelling halfway across the globe when you can windsurf Europe? Although the smallest continent Europe is blessed with lots of wind and lots of water – you just need to know where to go…. So we’ve put together the top 10 European windsurfing destinations. Top 10 European…
From Alpe d’Huez to Valloire and nearly every letter in between France mountain biking holidays offers a great destination for MTB riders. Ski resorts that transform to professionally run mountain bike parks with trails that feel as though they could run forever will leave you spoilt for choice. France mountain…
Sea-Lifts (and sister-company Ski-Lifts) offer a comprehensive range of airport transfers for cycling holidays to destinations throughout Europe. But it’s not just cycling, beach holidays, golf trips, city breaks, mountain holidays and general covera… Sorry but only AWE365 Club members can view this content. However it free, quick and easy to…
Sea-Lifts (and sister-company Ski-Lifts) offer a comprehensive range of airport transfers for cycling holidays to destinations throughout Europe. But it’s not just cycling, beach holidays, golf trips, city breaks, mountain holidays and general covera… Sorry but only AWE365 Club members can view this content. However it free, quick and easy to…
I love road trips, visiting new resorts, and going somewhere relatively unknown. So a Pyrenees road trip to check out three of the lesser known resorts ticked my boxes. First up is a review of Font Romeu snowboarding, we also visited Les Angles and Ax Les Thermes the main town accessing Ax 3 Domaines. We…
Towering mountains, lung-busting climbs and scintillating views are why French Pyrenees cycling holidays in Ax Les Thermes are so popular. The fact the Tour de France regularly passes through is another, and that on the 2013 Tour it’s where Chris Froome first took the yellow jersey adds some extra meaning for…
People who book ski holidays independently – rather than through a tour operator – do so to save money and get better value holidays. Catered chalets are the ‘ideal’ ski holiday for many people, so to help you independently find your ‘ideal’ we’ve found eleven of the best independent catered ski chalets in France. Why book independent catered ski chalets? Firstly,…
Deciding the best trekking holidays and most iconic treks by continent, is daunting. Actually it is a mountainous task. I have done a fair amount of trekking but obviously I have not hiked every trail so how can I choose the best? I have based my choices on the treks that non trekkers – even my granny…
From the heights of Mont Blanc to the less-crowded peaks of the Pyrenees, France offers a winter wonderland of reliably snowy slopes and cosy chalets all year round. The perennial snows, easy access and high altitude make the French Alps the most popular from the UK. In this guide to France skiing holidays…
The Pyrenees Mountains stretch for hundreds of breathtaking kilometres, taking in Spain, France and Andorra. It spans the Catalan and Basque cultures, as well as the French and Spanish. In winter, the Pyrenees are home to a busy snowsports scene, with several top resorts. When the snow melts, it’s time…
With spectacular scenery across the country, exquisite food, fine wines and charming hotels, there are countless great walking holidays in France. As well as choosing between alpine adventures, river valley explorations and rolling wine country there are many other destinations and types of trip you can choose. Pick between guided…
Snowkiting is a popular and well-established sport in France. The country was one of the very first places to adopt it, along with the USA and Canada. The French Alps and Pyrenees are full of skiers and snowboarders every season. Snowkiters are fast joining them. From France’s many mountain resorts,…
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