Can’t get enough of those Swiss trains. Leaving the first tracks brigade to their morning devotions on the 8.10 cable car to Schilthorn, we took the Monday morning train in the other direction for an excursion to the Jungfraujoch – … Continue reading
The by-train ski holiday has been likened to a jigsaw puzzle, with the difference that the challenge is not complete when you have fitted the pieces together. The key piece this year was the direct train from Paris to Interlaken: … Continue reading
Switzerland’s third largest cable car has opened, bigger than many a ski chalet in the vieux village and only five weeks late. At a cost of 32 million francs (£23m), the new lift links the neighbouring ski areas of Zinal … Continue reading
One of the skilful columnist’s tricks is to make us feel better about ourselves. We warm to him, and will read him again. There is enough in life and golf to depress us, without having the newspaper add to our … Continue reading
Serendipity? An idle moment in Wantage, and upon what should I chance but Darwin On The Green, keenly – I am tempted to say insultingly – priced at £3.50. This is an anthology of essays brought together by HJ Weaver … Continue reading
I had a rare endorsement from my son recently, when he asked if he could borrow my ski helmet. “What’s wrong with yours?” I asked. “Your helmet is so beaten up, it looks really cool,” he said. He’s right. After … Continue reading
Like many other self-regarding cyclists, I noted the arrival of the battery power assisted e-bike with a mild and detached interest similar to that with which my children and many others view golf. Nice idea, but it’s not really for … Continue reading
In the spirit of Christmas I have come up with an idea to improve the life of the poor travel editor. What a job! It would be like being Prince Harry or Tina Onassis, without the financial prospects or even … Continue reading
In idle moments I have often googled golf and bicycle (or cycling). Almost nothing comes up, apart from a virtual debate about whether cycling is the new golf, the motion being that Masters of the Universe now do their … Continue reading
The social media can be a wild ride. One of the twits I follow, @chamonixfirst, an airport shuttle service, recently put out a picture of a snowdrift outside the back door customised to serve as a drinks fridge. This fine … Continue reading