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suggestions please for a week for two poor uni students - d /room -europe & pref accessible from manc airport on 21st Jan for 7 days ( length and departure flexible)- if anyone knows of anything then much appreciated
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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limey off piste, you'll have more luck getting worth while suggestions if you can give some idea of your budget either including or excluding spending money-do you want an apartment so you can cook in or do you have the budget to eat and drink out?
In my experience the cheaperst flights are usually to Geneva this opens up plenty of resorts: http://www.j2ski.com/ski_resorts/Airports/Geneva_airport_transfers.html
All this is a bit academic though without knowing your budget and ski/board level. Chamonix is great, the draw backs have never bothered me, there plenty of cheap lodgings and the sliding is awesome. It's not without its drawbacks though like most places.
You may be better off trying to snag a last minute package deal, there's a thread running on here with deals. you could get a room in a catered chalet that way you can budget much easier and get most of your meals included and meet some like minded people if that appeals. Although France is cheaper to get to you mostly get what you pay for in terms of accom and generally food and drink prices are high. In Austria you'll pay more to get there usually but the eqivilent accomadation is higher qulaity IMO and food and drink prices are far more resonable.
You shouldn't struggle to get to anywhere from Manchester.
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How cheap must the chips be?
I'm on a tight budget also and I've found that booking flights early and booking a chalet late is a decent way of saving a few sheckles.
Last year I got flights for less than £100 from Glasgow, chalet for £249 and £75 for the transfer.
I know going for a chalet might seem extravagant but the value soon becomes apparent when you consider that you don't have to bother about eating out or schleping out to the supermarket before producing a culinary disasterpiece. More importantly, Chalet wine is buckshee and, provided you learn the art of stealthily guzzling it down without looking like too much of a grousebeater, ensures that you're more than half pished before you need decide which pub to go to.
Alternatively you could get a late package for under or around the £300 mark - fool's enterprise.
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Grizwald, Its for my daughter who hopes to get a sneaky week in- budget about £350 ish but has skis/boots- guess B&B best although self catering no probs- good skier been since 4yrs old and 19 now- my thoughts were morzine ish or austria like soll or mayrhofen if travel reasonable as i agree eating/drinking much cheaper. time off from friday afternoon 20th and needs to be back by monday morning ( 30th)- will look for that thread thanks and thanks for replying
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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sean1967 wrote: |
I know going for a chalet might seem extravagant but the value soon becomes apparent when you consider that you don't have to bother about eating out or schleping out to the supermarket before producing a culinary disasterpiece. . |
Meh, we survived on pasta and beans on toast for a week, if she's a student she should have no problem with the penny pinching diet
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we survived on pasta and beans on toast for a week
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my niece and BF had a terrific week in a hostel in Chamonix, living on baguettes. Super cheap.
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limey off piste, there's some obscenely cheap deals for this coming week to a variety of locations. Leave it late and book a half-board effort in a location of her choice.
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Crystal is doing ridiculous full and half-board deals to the likes of Bulgaria and Slovenia. Think it was something like £280 all-in....
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