20th-26th Februrary France (-9hrs Aus time) What a week! After arriving tired, jet-lagged and a little stunned, I ended up having a wonderful and exhilarating 1st week - a great start to any trip! It was my 1st time on the snow (that counts - I was 3yrs old the last time), I expected it to be freezing cold and hard, but it really wasn't. I had lessons everyday 11am-1pm with the beginners class. Luckily my instructor Nikolai spoke some english, and there was an...

6am Mon 19th Feb (London, -9hrs Aus time) - 4pm Mon 19th Feb (the French Alps, -8hrs Aus time) I began my skiing trip in the French Alps sitting in the plane in Stansted airport for an hour (plane was delayed). It figures that the one flight I actually cared about arriving on time (I had people meeting me) was running late. We finally took off and I spent the short trip worrying about how I was an hour late for my 1st meeting with any of my relatives. I arrived, ...