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#22: Driving Home for Christmas
The day we returned home for Christmas started with a ski tour. Tom played Christmas music most of our hike up, singing along to Slade and Wham in between huffs and puffs. Returning back to home just as the lifts opened (after we’ve ruined the nicely groomed piste for the people who were smugly thinking Read more
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#21: Beginner Ski Tips (from a beginner!)
While it’s still fresh in my experience, here are a few things that helped me the most: #1. Learn to snow plow first. #2. Don’t be afraid of looking like a beginner. #3. Try to keep your shoulders facing down the slope. #4. Aim to keep your thumbs visible – imagine you are holding a Read more
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#20: Ski Progress
Attempt 1: (1.5hrs) thought we were going to the magic carpet – met by friends who took us straight up a chair lift! After the first near wipe out getting off the chair lift, everything went much better. Pizza immediately taught and turns and a button lift nailed(ish) – first day was a success! Attempt Read more
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#19: A recap of work breaks (Switzerland/Italy)
Switzerland in November as part of work is not something we thought we’d ever experience. However, our current circumstances meant that Eliza ended up in a trip to Saas-Grund in Switzerland for a week of explorations of the local countryside, a few trips down the mountain to Visp, and a few trips up to the Read more
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#18: Peruvian Adventures (Part 6: Huacachina, Paracas and the Islas Ballestas)
Waiting to get on the overnight bus, a lady in the queue behind us said “wow, you’re going to Ica? There’s been loads of earthquakes there recently!”. This did not inspire a huge amount of confidence for the trip, particularly as it came in the wake of a rather nerve wracking hunt through the local Read more
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#17: Peruvian Adventures (Part 5: Colca Canyon and an Arequipan adventure)
Post wedding, we set off in what looked to be an ex-tour minibus on a gatecrashed honeymoon/school trip to the Colca Canyon. The journey to simply get out of Arequipa took about an hour, and then a few more hours took us on a crazy route along very dusty roads, filled with expanses of nothingness Read more
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