Photo credit: John Norris/The British Ski + Board Show
Planning a ski or snowboarding holiday? If you’re in Britain, you could check out this year’s The British Ski +Board Show, coming up at Birmingham’s NEC, October 29 to 31, 2010.
The world’s ski slopes and resorts, holiday companies, tour operators and independent owners are expected to attend the event sponsored by The Daily Telegraph.
Julian Alps, Slovenia.
The Julian Alps in Slovenia are a lesser known mountain travel destination. Adventure travel company Upland Escapes offers September specials to this region of the European Alps.
The company is offering a 10% discount on an Original Escape from September 15-30, 2010 and 5% discount for a No-Frills Hosted Escape for the same period.
Says Upland Escapes:
“(The Julian Alps, Slovenia), the little-known corner of the European Alps boasts epic walks, stunning limestone mountains and crystal-clear emerald-green rivers. This evocative region is steeped in WW1 history and carefully protected – keep your eyes peeled and you may be lucky enough to spot boar, lynx, wolves and even brown bears.”
In recent years, Upland Escapes has won a Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Award 2009 (Best in a Mountain Environment) and winner of the TTG Travel Award 2007, ‘Scream if you’re Green’ Award.
The company says it aims to “minimize the negative impacts and maximize the positive benefits” in four key areas:
• Local economies;
• Local society and culture;
• Environment and
• Climate.
For more info, check out UplandEscapes.com.
Image courtesy of Upland Escapes
C0mrie Croft hostel, Perthshire, Scotland.
Planning a mountain bike journey in Britain?
You’re in luck. The Independent Hostel Guide features lots of UK cheap sleeps – 300+ houses, cottages, camping barns and bunkhouses – many with overnight bike storage.
Each year, over 850,000 people stay at independent UK hostels, including walkers, ramblers and mountain bikers.
Planning a ski/snowboard holiday in the French Alps?
Self-drive ski/snowboard specialist Erna Low Ski Holidays offers a large collection of self-catered accommodation across the French Alps.
Jungfraujoch Railway Station, Swiss Alps.
Fancy a Christmas rail vacation? The number of travelers opting for a Christmas or New Year break is increasing, says rail vacation specialist Great Rail Journeys.
The company specializes in rail-inclusive, escorted group tours to Europe and throughout the world. Their passengers travel in groups of 30-40 people with a tour manager.
Are you a mountain biker? Then you might want to enter the Ischgl Ironbike contest, a mountain bike event in the Austrian resort.
Called the toughest in Europe, the event gives recreational riders a chance to compete with the top stars of the mountain biking world.
The August 14 competition covers a 79-kilometre course with 3,820 metres of altitude to conquer and a trip across the border to Samnaun in Switzerland.
Fancy staying at a stylish Swiss mountain resort? Then check out Switzerland’s award-winning rocksresort.
The village is comprised of seven cube-shaped buildings integrated into their Alpine surroundings.
The buildings house 102 two- and four-bedroom, self-catering apartments. These sleek, minimalist apartments all feature a living area; fully equipped kitchen and a micro-spa with a steam bath and shower.
A sustainable complex, rocksresort is made from natural, local materials including untreated gnarled oak, coarse linen and concrete.
The resort meets Swiss minimum energy (Minergie) standards, supplied with heat and hot water through a central wood burning furnace, using local, climate-neutral scrap wood.
Image courtesy of rocksresort
Planning a summer mountain holiday in Austria? Then take a look at the new Austria’s Hidden Treasures video collection with travel broadcaster Matt Carroll.
“Everyone’s heard of Austria in winter, but what happens to this mighty landscape in summer? More mountains, pastures and luscious lakes than you could possibly imagine, that’s what!,” says the Austrian National Tourist Office.
That’s the inspiration behind the office producing this beautiful video collection of insider tips and must-do activities.
Here are 3 videos from the collection:
Wandering the towns and villages of stunning Liguria, you’ll find festivals galore, from music and art to food and medieval battles.
On the northwestern coast of Italy, the narrow region is known for Portofino, the Cinque Terre, Genoa city and its beaches, rocky coastline and countryside.
Here are 3 upcoming festivals in Liguria:
Village house, Tama. Photo credit: Wild Photography Holidays
Fancy a wild photography holiday in Spain? Then check out the Mountains, Forests And Villages of the Picos de Europa with Wild Photography Holidays.
The travel company specializes in small-group photography holidays in wild and inaccessible places. In September, this Spanish photography holiday will take guests to Northern Spain, trekking through the mountains, forests and villages of the Picos de Europa.
