There is no-one quicker than me to denounce the french as a

[PSRB]

I restrict my own skiing soujorns to a maximum of three days, late March and never, never never during a school holiday.

Kids have completely buggered my ski holidays!! Going next year though......although I did say that about this year

[Luis Anaconda]

Really? I seem to spend half my life in the bloody place.

Yes - I have to get up there soon. A very good friend of mine moved up there. It's not exactly close though

[Burney]

Yes - I have to get up there soon. A very good friend of mine moved up there. It's not exactly close though

No. One sometimes forgets how big Germany is. Last year I had to go to Rostock. I flew into Hamburg, thinking it was virtually next door. 3 hours on a train later, I finally got there.

[Luis Anaconda]

No. One sometimes forgets how big Germany is. Last year I had to go to Rostock. I flew into Hamburg, thinking it was virtually next door. 3 hours on a train later, I finally got there.

oops - yes - I can get to Italy quicker than I can get to Hamburg (and Czech R and Austria and Switzerland should I wish)