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class="post-34311 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-skiing tag-geneva"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2025/02/06/a-cheeky-weekend-in-chamonix-and-a-missed-flight/" rel="bookmark">A Cheeky Weekend in Chamonix and a Missed Flight</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2025/02/06/' rel='bookmark'>Thursday, 6th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2025/02/' rel='bookmark'>February</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2025/' rel='bookmark'>2025</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2025/02/06/a-cheeky-weekend-in-chamonix-and-a-missed-flight/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6865.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to A Cheeky Weekend in Chamonix and a Missed Flight" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6865.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6865.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_6865.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">We’re just back from a short break in Chamonix. The weather was excellent, and the skiing was fun. What more could one ask for to brighten up one’s spirits after weeks of grey British winter weather?</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/snow-sports/skiing/" rel="category tag">Skiing</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/geneva/" rel="tag">Geneva</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=France'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/France.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='France' title='View all posts from France' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=France'>France</a> </span> <span class="series-link"></span> <span class="comments-link"><a 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href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2025/01/09/english-skiing/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_9980.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to English Skiing" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_9980.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_9980.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_9980.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">Who’d have thought skiing in England could be worthwhile?</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a 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id="post-34193" class="post-34193 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dining category-travel category-walking tag-castle tag-dogs tag-luxury tag-wine"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/12/15/knockinaam-lodge/" rel="bookmark">Knockinaam Lodge</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/12/15/' rel='bookmark'>Sunday, 15th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/12/' rel='bookmark'>December</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/' rel='bookmark'>2024</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/12/15/knockinaam-lodge/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9838.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Knockinaam Lodge" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9838.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9838.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9838.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">As a very special pre-xmas treat Laetitia took us to the most amazing hotel for a complete five-star experience. Knockinaam Lodge is famed not just for its luxury accommodation and food, but also for its links to John Buchan and his book The 39 Steps; and to Churchill, who stayed here to plan parts of <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/12/15/knockinaam-lodge/" class="more-link">…</a></span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/dining/" rel="category tag">Dining</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/adventure/travel/" rel="category tag">Travel</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/walking/" rel="category tag">Walking</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/castle/" rel="tag">castle</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/dogs/" rel="tag">dogs</a> <a 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Distillery</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/12/14/' rel='bookmark'>Saturday, 14th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/12/' rel='bookmark'>December</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/' rel='bookmark'>2024</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/12/14/bladnoch-distillery/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9822.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Bladnoch Distillery" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9822.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9822.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, 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Scotland' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=Scotland'>Scotland</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=34191" title="Location"><img class="country_img" src="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/images/world.png" alt="world-link" /></a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/world-wide-adventure-venues/?post_ID=34191" title="Location">Map</a></span> <span class="series-link"></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/12/14/bladnoch-distillery/#respond">Leave a comment<span class="screen-reader-text"> on Bladnoch Distillery</span></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=20&d=wavatar&r=x' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2cd5f1bbcea36cacf808840a83c4f82b?s=40&d=wavatar&r=x 2x' class='avatar avatar-20 photo' 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</footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-34127" class="post-34127 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rock-climbing tag-foot tag-injuries"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title index-page"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/11/06/poor-languedoc-footwork/" rel="bookmark">Poor Languedoc Footwork</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/11/06/' rel='bookmark'>Wednesday, 6th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/11/' rel='bookmark'>November</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/' rel='bookmark'>2024</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/11/06/poor-languedoc-footwork/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_9704.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Poor Languedoc Footwork" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_9704.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_9704.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_9704.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">It’s been 10 years to the week since I first went to the Languedoc with Keith and friends. So I was quite excited to be returning…</span> <footer class="entry-footer index-page"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/category/climbing/rock-climbing/" rel="category tag">Rock Climbing</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/foot/" rel="tag">foot</a> <a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/tag/injuries/" rel="tag">injuries</a></span> <span class="maps-link"><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=France'><img class='country_img' src='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/plugins/post-country/Flags/France.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='France' title='View all posts from France' /></a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/?country=France'>France</a> </span> <span class="series-link"></span> <span class="comments-link"><a 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rel="bookmark">Pembroke, summer’s final blast</a></h1><div class='entry-date'><a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/09/30/' rel='bookmark'>Monday, 30th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/09/' rel='bookmark'>September</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/' rel='bookmark'>2024</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/09/30/pembroke-summers-final-blast/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9579.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Pembroke, summer's final blast" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9579.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, 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rel='bookmark'>Monday, 30th</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/09/' rel='bookmark'>September</a> <a href='https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/' rel='bookmark'>2024</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="index-link"><a href="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2024/09/30/austrian-cragging/"><img width="240" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9292-1.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1" class="size-thumbnail index-link-image wp-post-image" alt="" title="Link to Austrian Cragging" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9292-1.jpg?resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9292-1.jpg?zoom=2&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_9292-1.jpg?zoom=3&resize=240%2C240&ssl=1 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" /></a></div><span class="excerpt">On the way to Austria we stopped in Bamberg for a night. Not only did we snag a great German beer and Sausage dinner we also just happened to be in Bamberg during a music festival. The town was very lively! 🙂 Peilstein Our first destination in Austria was Peilstein. 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2013</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2013/01/" >January 2013</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/12/" >December 2012</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/11/" >November 2012</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/10/" >October 2012</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/09/" >September 2012</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/08/" >August 2012</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/07/" >July 2012</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/06/" >June 2012</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/05/" >May 2012</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/04/" >April 2012</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/03/" >March 2012</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/02/" >February 2012</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2012/01/" >January 2012</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2011/12/" >December 2011</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2011/11/" >November 2011</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2011/10/" >October 2011</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2011/09/" >September 2011</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2011/08/" >August 2011</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2011/07/" >July 2011</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2011/06/" >June 2011</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2011/05/" >May 2011</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2011/04/" >April 2011</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2011/03/" >March 2011</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2011/02/" >February 2011</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2011/01/" >January 2011</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/12/" >December 2010</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/11/" >November 2010</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/10/" >October 2010</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/09/" >September 2010</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/08/" >August 2010</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/07/" >July 2010</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/06/" >June 2010</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/05/" >May 2010</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/04/" >April 2010</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/03/" >March 2010</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/02/" >February 2010</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2010/01/" >January 2010</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/12/" >December 2009</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/11/" >November 2009</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/10/" >October 2009</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/09/" >September 2009</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/08/" >August 2009</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/07/" >July 2009</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/06/" >June 2009</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/05/" >May 2009</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/04/" >April 2009</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/03/" >March 2009</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/02/" >February 2009</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2009/01/" >January 2009</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/12/" >December 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/11/" >November 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/10/" >October 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/09/" >September 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/08/" >August 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/07/" >July 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/06/" >June 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/05/" >May 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/04/" >April 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/03/" >March 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/02/" >February 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2008/01/" >January 2008</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/12/" >December 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/11/" >November 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/10/" >October 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/09/" >September 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/08/" >August 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/07/" >July 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/06/" >June 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/05/" >May 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/04/" >April 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/03/" >March 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/02/" >February 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2007/01/" >January 2007</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/12/" >December 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/11/" >November 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/10/" >October 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/09/" >September 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/08/" >August 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/07/" >July 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/06/" >June 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/05/" >May 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/04/" >April 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/03/" >March 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/02/" >February 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2006/01/" >January 2006</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2005/12/" >December 2005</option><option value="https://www.sterling-adventures.co.uk/2005/11/" >November 2005</option></select></div></caption> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col" title="Monday">M</th> <th scope="col" title="Tuesday">T</th> <th scope="col" title="Wednesday">W</th> <th scope="col" title="Thursday">T</th> <th scope="col" title="Friday">F</th> <th scope="col" title="Saturday">S</th> <th scope="col" title="Sunday">S</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5" class="pad"> </td><td id="today">1</td><td>2</td> </tr> <tr> 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