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Skiing the Alps?

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January 12th 2007
So after a bizarre turn in London..I've just spent a week skiing the alps. Emma Pinder...the young lady whos family I was staying with found a great steal of a deal of a package of a ski holiday in "Les Arcs"! We have been spoiled for a week with breakfast and 3 course dinners served for us by funny, entertaining young men from all over the uk. Its been somewhat amazing. Spending 3 days on the slo ... read more

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