April 29 - 30, 2008 ANDORRA LA VELLA We had no idea what to expect here as, quite frankly, we had never heard of it before. We kind of threw a dart at the map the day before and this is where it landed. This is a very small “ Country” ( Principality ) between Spain and France. One of those places similar to Monte Carlo and Luxembourg. The big business here is tourists and it's a tax haven so there are lots of big banks, accountants and lawyers. One interesting fact we learned was that this is the place to [View Full Entry]

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Monday, 14th April Spent day mooching around Sitges.Much quieter on sea front today so we enjoyed a peaceful time walking around and eventually managed to find an internet room to download blog. Had been trying to do this for days without success. Shops here are very upmarket and interesting - all different in style and design. Friends, Elizabeth and Peter arrived later in the day after long drive up from Santa Pola. Had cooked them a meal so we enjoyed a happy time together. In the evening we watched an old Dads Army until we realised that the old German van [View Full Entry]

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This was definitely the holiday we were waiting for. From the moment we came back from Snowboarding in Bansko we wanted to go again, like kids in a Theme Park. The fact that Will and Chaz would be coming with us made it all even more exciting. We had five full great days snowboarding. The week started with Chaz falling, hitting his board on some poor man's head and having to be rescued by a snowmobile and it finished with Axelle having to give up half way through the last day due to, lets say, bottom injury. The apartment was at [View Full Entry]

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This was my second ski trip and I can say that I was much more successful then last time. We flew to Reus in Spain where we meet our friends Candice and Javier and then we drove to Andorra to spend Easter together. The journey took +/- 2:30hs. We stayed in their house in Canillo. The nice thing about skiing in Andorra is that it appeals to all levels from beginners to advanced. The scenery is also beautiful. We didn’t have the opportunity to dine anywhere as we mostly stayed at home, so can’t recommend any restaurants. However I can recommend [View Full Entry]

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Another trip to Pas de la Casa to practice my skiing. Much better conditions this year with 1m snow on the slopes. Chatted to a group on the bus journey who took pity on me and invited me to ski with them for the week. Also blagged my way into the intermediate group lessons and was bricking it when they started mentioning black runs and jumps! All I could keep thinking was that I've just handed in my notice at work and I have a medical next week for my new job - I can't afford to break anything!!!! Nevertheless onwards [View Full Entry]

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Our experience in Spain up to this point had been wonderful and we had been on some great trips both in the country and outside of it, but there was one great North American tradition that we were beginning to miss - the road trip. So we paired up with experienced roadtrippers Nadine and Aaron, rented a car, and set our sights on the snow capped peaks of Andorra. If you aren’t familiar with the country of Andorra (as I wasn’t prior to the planning of this trip), it is a tiny country stuffed between France and Spain, atop the Pyrenees, [View Full Entry]

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My first weekend in Barcelona, I went with a group of 25 other people from my program to Andorra, a tiny country between Spain and France that is known for its cheap prices (because there are no taxes) and good skiing. One of the guys in our group set up the whole trip through his señora, who is a travel agent, which was awesome because no one else had to do anything. And we got a great deal, transportation, 2 nights in a 3-star hotel, lift tickets, boots and boards, and breakfast and dinner for 2 days for only 130 Euro! [View Full Entry]

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Hey guys! So you´ll never guess what I did this past weekend... I went skiing in Andorra in the Pyrenees Mountains! Skiing! I know what you´re thinking, and you´re right, I definitely don´t know how to ski, but after two days on the slopes I feel like I learned a lot! In case you don´t know (I didn´t), Andorra is a tiny country in between France and Spain and it is all mountains. I think from the top of any mountain in Andorra you can see both of the other two countries and someone said that all of Andorra is about [View Full Entry]

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My first weekend here, and I was off to Andorra! I was having snowboarding withdrawls already because I just couldn´t turn down the offer even though I hadn´t even settled in yet. I´m very glad I went though, it was beautiful in Andorra and so much fun to get on a board again! There are many old medieval castles to look at in town and the Pryenees are beautiful (thought I still don´t think nearly as great as the Rockies, but I´m probably just being bias!) We went on a greyhound type bus with about 20 american students and 20 local [View Full Entry]

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After a whirlwind few days back in Cardiff where we unpacked, washed, and packed again, we were off on another trip. This time our destination was Andorra, a tiny country in the Pyrenees mountains famous for skiing and tax-free shopping. To get there we were up in the middle of the night, drove with Jason and Kirstyn to Bristol airport for our flight to Toulouse in France before getting on a coach for the 3-4 hour journey to our resort, Arinsal. We sorted out our equipment and had the obligatory meeting with our holiday rep to get our ski passes before [View Full Entry]

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