Valmeinier, France

I am not known as a particularly patient person. So much so in fact, that Mrs Mule has developed a military-style shopping strategy to keep me calm when we go grocery shopping in Tesco's. Initially, I helpfully go and get a few items from various aisles around the shop (being vigilant and taking my time) whilst Mrs M does the monotonous-but-essential weighing of Fruit and Veg. Next, I go and get some other items from other aisles whilst Mrs M rattles around the rest of the store looking like she's in training for an appearance with Dale Winton on Supermarket Sweep. After engaging her extra ... more

I took a large group of friends [36] to Valmeinier in Jan. 2007, we traveled by coach and arrived at the hotel by 08.30, being experienced coach travelers by now [ this was our 4th holiday by coach], we knew to have our ski socks in the top of our bags so that we could go straight to the ski hire room [located in the hotel] and get our skis so we were out on the slopes by 9.30!. We have all got used to the coach journey and it has lots of benifits, no long waits at the airport checking in lugage and going through security checks, just load your babs in a quiet car park and see it again at the ... more