Tag Archives: ski chalet

Neuf is Enough

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Chris Tomlinson

It’s that difficult time of year again. August always means a dilemma for me. Do I steel myself, hold my nerve and stick to my post-season decision to make it my last – or will I panic and frantically start … Continue reading →

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Snow – Love it or hate it?

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Chris Tomlinson

It’s snowing this morning in Sutton Coldfield!  I shouldn’t be surprised. I’m pretty sure it has snowed here before, but since the royal town adopted me, it’s the first time I’ve seen her draped in white. England is a damp … Continue reading →

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I love Cox – but not time travel

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Chris Tomlinson

Thanks to Brian Cox I did a bit of time traveling in Birmingham last Friday. Well, it was really thanks to my girlfriend’s love of the television presenter and his ability to make astrophysics sexy. I don’t remember the appearance … Continue reading →

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Who are the Agents of Entropy ?

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Chris Tomlinson

Excerpt from The Agents of Entropy Scientifically speaking, entropy is a thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system’s thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work, often interpreted as the degree of disorder or randomness in the system. It’s also … Continue reading →

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The clocks have finally gone back and it will soon be time for me to go skiing rather than writing about it. The Bacon Run looms and it’s also time to put winter tyres on Landie, fix everything on her … Continue reading →

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Chris Tomlinson | Leave a comment

Not all Chalet Girls are on a ‘gap yah-er’

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Chris Tomlinson

You maybe familiar with the ‘seasonaire’ stereotype, but these days not all chalet girls are called Pippa, wear Alice bands and Ugg boots, and are on a gap yah-er. So don’t be surprised, the next time you knock on a … Continue reading →

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An apology to My Ski Girlfriends

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Chris Tomlinson

  UPDATES here : Sexism raises its ugly head – again ! I’ve decided to take Sample Chapter 19 ‘Girlfriend Skiing’ offline! A lot of people (mostly men it has to be said) thought it was hilarious but a few … Continue reading →

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