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We have been looking to do a summer week in L2A, but getting there is proving very expensive and difficult. and I think we are going to can the idea. No filghts from the N/E and nothing cheapish elsewhere 
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brian
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Frosty the Snowman, have you tried Edinburgh->GVA with easyjet ?
I must say I'm surprised they've ditched NCL->GVA this summer, I've done that route several times and it's always busy. Although there are usually a lot of Scots on board so could be the Edinburgh flight has replaced it ?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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brian, Not much change out of a grand for 4 
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brian
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Frosty the Snowman, hell's bells ! We got our summer flights back in November for £70 a head (you probably won't want to hear).
How about Edinburgh->Milan, they look quite cheap at first glance. It's probably a 4 hour or so drive mind you.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Frosty the Snowman, Turin, Marseilles ( 3 hrs), Nice ( 4 1/2 hours and other places to stop on the way back on the scenic route) ,,, but I guess you're looking at school holidays 
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brian, Just as quick to do Stansted or Luton for us. Some flight times are really dificult. The best / most convenient deal is Teesside to Lyon via Schipol at about £760. Still £350 too much though. Add in car hire, accom, activities andwe are looking at a lot of dosh.
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Frosty the Snowman, easyjet EMA to GVA would be the same price - and much cheaper if you flew on a weekday. Not sure that you would get it down to the £100 a head though 
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Ray Zorro, I can only take 7 ish weekdays off in one go in the summer hols and flying midweek brings up all kinds of problems with.
If we fly out on a Thursday and back on a Monday it is about £117 per head. That leaves me needing 2 nights somewhere / something to do Thurs & Fri prior, and also the Sun & Mon
Any Advice folks
PS Ray can you start another thread with the appropriate posts or not? Dont want to hijack. How about a "Les Deux Alpes Summer 2007" 
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Frosty the Snowman, sorted the thread, now lets see if we can sort your hols 
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Frosty the Snowman, I think you'd easily spend more than you'd save on the flight on extra hotels etc. but Annecy is a nice place to spend a day or 2.
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Ray Zorro, Can you move my last post over .. oh well let's try again
From Nice or Marseilles , Castellane is more or less on the way Here ... centre for beautiful Gorges du Verdon and white water rafting , etc., etc.
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Tue 13-03-07 12:26; edited 1 time in total
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Frosty the Snowman, Ryanair Stansted to Turin. Sat 4th to Sat 18th Aug would be £77ish per head (inclusive of taxes).
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Agenterre, sorry, I can't move single posts - I'll delete it as you've put it here.
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You know it makes sense.
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Ray Zorro, Many thanks. I am lured by the thought of some Easiskiing for me and the Sturmbahnfuhrer. and some freestyling for the kids. Mountain biking, rafting etc etc etc. I just seem to be in love with the mountains at the moment 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Frosty the Snowman, Ryanair Stansted to Grenoble (much shorter drive) on the same weekends would be £102ish total each.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Ray Zorro, Looked at that but lands 21.00 in Turin and 22.30 back at Stansted which is 4 hrs from us on a clear night.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ray Zorro, Could be a goer. Much better flight times to Grenoble hmmmmmmm about £450 inc luggage.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Frosty the Snowman, NCL- NCE c. £125pp return around that time with Easyjet ... Castellane about 1 1/2 hours from there .. iunfortunately I'd make you allow 5 hours for return journey from L2A ..
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Frosty the Snowman, Sorry never stayed there .... only day trips. Very, very popular though and very busy in the summer months (july and August) there being at least one camp site as well iirc.
That area is beautiful ( you also have the Lac du Castillon as well as the Gorges) ... are there no hotels on the website? Davidof knows the area and he may have stayed there .... pm? I would have no problem going up there and recceing a hotel chambre d'hote if you went that route.
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Frosty the Snowman, drive there??
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Elizabeth B, We drove to The Dordogne once.....crap. At least on a plane we can request seats away from the kids  , besides I cant do 2 weeks.
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Hmm. Okay. Tell you what. You fly out, and I'll drive your kids there (at your expense of course!!)
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How much?
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Uh oh!! So, how bad are your kids? 
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Elizabeth B, what is your availability to take my kids somewhere? I don't mind the where either, just as long as it would be a different place from me.
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Elizabeth B, They are not bad kids.........but they do fight with each other, and they are boisterous, and they are mischeivous, and they are load.... but they are nice kids, and they ski okay. Just to embelish......P&O NSF are £450 without meals, Brittany feries the same. No I think a drive to Stansted doesn't sound too bad
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Ray Zorro, funny you should ask....I'm sure it was one of yours asking how much it would cost to be taken away from you
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You know it makes sense.
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quick question, and do not know if this is in the right place.. but anyway.
Looking to go on a summer ski break, ideally to L2A first week in June but have mailed a few places and the lifts do not open until the 16th?. Similar with Tignes? Is there anywhere that i can ski in Europe first week in June?
Thanks.
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edmundf, definitely Hintertux - I skied there that week last year - gorgeous conditions (it snowed), loads open (about 60km piste) and quiet and cheap. Stay at the Rinderof and you can walk to the gondola in the morning. 2 - 2.5 hours drive from Salzburg, 1 hour from Innsbruck.
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Poster: A snowHead
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edmundf, sorry - should have said - welcome to sH
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thanks..
that is definatly open first week of June?.. would you reccomend anywhere to stay?
have been lurking on snowheads for a while, though i would pop my head up..
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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sorry.. just noticed the 'Rinderof' comment 
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completly hijacking this thread, but does anyone have any experience of Zermatt, seems a lot more expensive? transport / places to stay? etc.
and will make a note to carefully read posts before responding.
Was thinking early June would be a good time to go, but first week is the only time apart from early August where both schedules are free.
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