Advantages: Fantastic Ski and snowboard school Disadvantages: Not great Apres ski
We stayed in Pas de lacasa which is a 2 and a half hour transfer from Tolouse. It is not a pretty town, but has a lovely backdrop of the mountains. We stayed in self catering accomodation which was clean and basic. Food and drink in restaurants was not as cheap as advertised online (although drink in supermarkets is cheap, 1 litre of smirnoff vodka 7.40 euros which is £4!) The service was friendly and it helped we spoke french and spanish, but food was pretty poor and food came out at different times which is not good for a big group. I really enjoyed my two snowboarding lessons which are excellent and a must for all learners that go there. I went for the one on one lesson, you learn so much quicker that in a big group.Overall a great place to learn and go tax free shoppping, but definately a budget holiday resort. ...
Advantages: Happy happy happy Disadvantages: Even if you don't want to, you will end up smiling
What? You haven't got this album yet? What are you waiting for?
Thankfully, something different to Las Ketchup and the OT guys has come out of Spain, at last.
This is the very first album of LaCasa Azul, a band of 5 androids that never show up at their concerts. Guille Milkyway made us all believe that the characters were real, giving them names, real voices and pictures of them, but he is the true genius behind the poppy, bubbly lyrics, that make you want to sing and dance away with a smile. Guille is, as well as the composer, the producer of this album. His success has allowed him to publish two other albums by now, the most recent being La Revolucion Sexual.
Be warned that the happy feeling is contagious and you might need to listen to a bit of Radiohead to delete that smile off your face.
Only "downside" is that you ...
Advantages: Cheap, Good fun, Good skiing area, Good drinking, Friendly locals Disadvantages: 3 1/2 hour coach transfer to toulouse airport
We have just spent the Xmas break in Pas de laCasa and it was our first visit to Andorra. Yes - we would go again.
Although it was early in the season there was enough snow to make the holiday a good one. Skiing is quite extensive and the lift system is good with few queues. The lifts in the main are chair lifts which can be a bit unnerving for first timers but you soon get the hang of them.
The nursery slopes are very crowded and its good that you only spend a day or so there before moving on to the blue runs where the greater space allows easier instuction. Ski instruction is very good with most if not all of the instructors speaking good english.
This was our second ski holiday and probably our best to date.
The town itself is lively and caters for a younger age group, but that doesnt mean if you are over 21 then you are past ...
With its lakeside location, tasty menu, and friendly Greek-American proprietress, this might be many travelers' first choice in Ayios Nikolaos. You'll enjoy the fine meals Marie Daskaloyiannis cooks up, including such specialties as fried rice with shrimp, lamb with artichokes, and rabbit stifado. Or try the "Greek sampling" plate -- moussaka, dolmades, stuffed tomato, meatballs, and whatever other goodies Marie heaps on. There's always a slightly special twist to the food here.
