Here’s a selection of our favourite places to stay in and around Nice. Some can be classed as hostels, others are boutique budget hotels, but all the hotels on the list have been hand picked, offer great value and are Côte d’Azur gems in their own right. Nice Garden Hotel A little oasis in the … Read more
Planning a skiing holiday this season? Here’s where to find budget flights to ski resorts in France. This article lists the airlines and aiports that offer travel to France’s best ski resorts, plus some good-value ski packages, often in less obvious resorts. We’ve included the latest baggage charges for a fuller picture of the costs … Read more
The two biggest ski resorts in the Alpes-Maritimes launch new ways to conquer the slopes: The Yooner, the Airboard and the Isol’Air. Often criticised for being too conventional, things have changed in Isola 2000 and Auron, the largest ski resorts in the southern French Alps. This year there’s plenty of fun slope-style activities designed for … Read more
France is the most popular skiing destination after the USA, but ski resorts in France have had to delay their openings this week because of an unprecedented shortage of early snow. Indeed, France has seen its second warmest November in a century with temperatures 2.5C above normal. Météo France reported that the autumn was exceptionally … Read more
Vélo Bleu is the bicycle hire service in Nice, which just like Vélib in Paris or Barclays Cycle Hire in London, is a community bike rental scheme. Alongside offering low cost bike rental, the city of Nice has made sure there plenty of new cycle safe routes, with more to come. 90 stations across the … Read more
To compete in triathlon you need to be the master of three disciplines, yet after all that time spent running, riding and swimming, strength training often takes a back seat. Most triathlon coaches agree that strength training is an essential part of a sound training routine. Done right, strength training improves performance, reduces the risk … Read more
Takes slacklining to new heights! Just out this week, Seb Montaz-Rosset’s feature length action documentary “I Believe I Can Fly” follows a team of Skyliners – highline base jumpers – from their home town Chamonix to their training ground in the Gorges du Verdon in the South of France, testing the limits in their quest … Read more
This year’s ski season marks the 40th anniversary of the opening of Isola 2000, the highest resort in the wonderful Maritime Alps. Free ski pass if your 40th birthday falls between the 17 and 24 December 2011 If you’re lucky enough to have a 40th birthday between the 17 and 24 December this year, celebrate … Read more
For 2012, Look is introducing two new mountain bikes aimed at the xc race community – the Look 920 Full Suspension and the Look 986 Hardtail. The standout design feature for both bikes is the integrated stem and headset Look are calling the A-stem. The new head tube/stem arrangement has divided opinion in the mags, … Read more
The Quiksilver Pro France, the only event of the ASP World Tour held in France, started on the 04 October at the Plage de la Gravière in Hossegor. The surf conditions were perfect with clean 2 meter waves, off-shore wind and plenty of sunshine. Dream waves aside, here’s the lowdown to the 2011 competition. Brazilian … Read more