I was in two minds as to whether to add a blog entry for a skiing trip. After all, skiing isn't Travel in a purist's sense, it's Holiday. And Austria didn’t seem to be exactly exotic, at least from a Brit’s point of view. On the other hand, for non-UK-based folks and for UK-based non-skiers, the photos, at least, might be of passing interest. In any event, by popular demand (= my sister, representing the latter group), here I am. My apologies in advance to my fellow skiers: I considered changing your names “to protect the innocent”… but didn’t. We'd elected to go DIY this year, rather than choose a package trip. How would we cope without the harassed-but-need-to-be-smiley-and-welcoming ski rep to check us off one mode of transport and onto another, to sort out lift ... read more