Pas de la Casa

Advantages: Cheapest of the cheap, duty-free shopping
Disadvantages: An ambience that is pretty unique.... thankfully

...What can be said about "Pas" that hasn't been said already? Well, the first thing is to correct the nickname of "Ibiza with Snow"; it aspires to be Ibiza, but is far closer to Benidorm. As such, you will either love it or hate it, depending upon how you like your apres-ski. In its favour are its general cheapness (which includes duty free shopping) and a fairly extensive and nowadays well-linked lift system. Against it (and I'm well aware that some would consider this a recommendation) is the hell on earth that is Pas of an evening. I found the service in restaurants to be as rude as I'd ever come across (some places would as soon ignore you completely as serve you), but once you see how the majority of the English holidaymakers conduct themselves, you can see their point. A succession of truly hideous apartment buildings litter...

greenierexyboy 27.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Pas de la Casa/Grau Roig

Pas de la casa

Advantages: Fantastic Ski and snowboard school
Disadvantages: Not great Apres ski

...We stayed in Pas de la casa which is a 2 and a half hour transfer from Tolouse. It is not a pretty town, but has a lovely backdrop of the mountains. We stayed in self catering accomodation which was clean and basic. Food and drink in restaurants was not as cheap as advertised online (although drink in supermarkets is cheap, 1 litre of smirnoff vodka 7.40 euros which is £4!) The service was friendly and it helped we spoke french and spanish, but food was pretty poor and food came out at different times which is not good for a big group. I really enjoyed my two snowboarding lessons which are excellent and a must for all learners that go there. I went for the one on one lesson, you learn so much quicker that in a big group.Overall a great place to learn and go tax free shoppping, but definately a budget holiday resort....

annie81 31.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Pas de la Casa/Grau Roig

My opinion of Pas de la Casa

Advantages: Wide range of skiing
Disadvantages: Long transfere time

...Pas de la Casa, known to most as 'Pas', situated in Andorra a principality on the French/Spanish border. With no airport all holiday makers must fly to Toulouse and then endure a 3 hour coach ride to Andorra, but it's well worth it. Pas is the first resort you arrive at, being just 100 yards from the border crossing. The main town itself, consisting of shops, bars and some hotels, is situated at the bottom of the main slope, other hotels spread out either side of the valley, where skiing to your front door is easily possible. Skiing. Buying a lift pass for Pas will also allow you to ski in the neighbouring resort of Grau Roig, all chair lifts and drag lifts close at 5:30 pm so ensure you are not in Grau Roig when they close as it will be an expensive taxi ride back to Pas. The two resorts spread over 3 valleys, with plenty...

freestone 06.01.2001 (08.02.2001) · Read review
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Review of Pas de la Casa/Grau Roig

Xmas at Pas de la Casa

Advantages: Cheap, Good fun, Good skiing area, Good drinking, Friendly locals
Disadvantages: 3 1/2 hour coach transfer to toulouse airport

...We have just spent the Xmas break in Pas de la Casa and it was our first visit to Andorra. Yes - we would go again. Although it was early in the season there was enough snow to make the holiday a good one. Skiing is quite extensive and the lift system is good with few queues. The lifts in the main are chair lifts which can be a bit unnerving for first timers but you soon get the hang of them. The nursery slopes are very crowded and its good that you only spend a day or so there before moving on to the blue runs where the greater space allows easier instuction. Ski instruction is very good with most if not all of the instructors speaking good english. This was our second ski holiday and probably our best to date. The town itself is lively and caters for a younger age group, but that doesnt mean if you are over 21 then you are past...

groomoid 12.02.2001 · Read review
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Review of Pas de la Casa/Grau Roig

Fantastique Mythique De Lint, N'est pas?

Advantages: Impressive background-research and external-reference. Compelling fantasy legendscape.
Disadvantages: Author's early work. Repetitive and careless French Phrases. Slow? Unrealistic legendscape.

...brings me on to something that annoys me? As a Canadian who lived in Quebec, you would have though De Lint could include in his books, if not a few phrases from a Celtic language, perhaps a bit of good French. Now I'm not about to get involved in an argument about whether having words and phrases in foreign languages in the speech of some characters in books is a good thing, but personally I like it, especially in the Mythic fantasy genre, where "exotic" languages really fit in. I think that it pulls speech away from the artificiality of crafted conversation, as well as challenging me to improve my own language-skills. This for the most part is how de Lint uses his French for the two characters that know it, and although I did get a bit fed up of one character's "N'est pas, inspecteur?" every sentence (if you're not making all your other...

dragonhelmuk 22.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Moonheart - Charles de Lint

Beyond the booze cruise

Advantages: Eat, drink and shop....
Disadvantages: ....until you drop

...devote some time to sight-seeing before returning home. To do so need not be expensive: fare deals for overnight stays are economical, while French hotels tend to be cheaper than their British equivalents. By staying over you add a lot of interest and excitement to a shopping trip at relatively little extra cost. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? PAS-DE-CALAIS This review is focussed on the Pas-de-Calais, the French département (equivalent to county) immediately across the Channel from Kent. I apologise to readers who might find crossing by other routes to other départements more convenient, and also to those who having crossed from Kent would want to travel further afield than the Pas-de-Calais, but it is simply impossible to cover all the options in a single review. Pas-de-Calais is in any case...

torr 14.04.2004 (10.06.2006) · Read review
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Review of Pas de Calais

Ski Break at the Llac Negre,Pas de la Casa

Advantages: Small bubbly friendly hotel with lots going on
Disadvantages: Short uphill walk from slopes, initial cost quite expensive

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HOT SHOTS PART DEUX - BIG REVIEW FOR BIG COMEDY

Advantages: One of the best spoof films ever made - hilarious characters and performances
Disadvantages: None

..."Intro to review" Are you kidding me! There is not one review so far of this fantastic spoof movie. Nowadays you get crap thrown around the movie business such as epic movie, date movie and meet the spartans. Hot Shots and specifically Hot Shots Part Deux are the perfect spoof movies. Why??...Because it has a great storyline and a fantastic cast. Writers of spoof films should go back to the drawing boards, sit down and watch this film several times, over and over again until they realise where they have gone wrong on all these crappy spoof movies they have been making. There have only been a few 5 star spoof films; aeroplane, scary movie 1, and thankfully...Hot Shot and Hot Shots Part Deux. This review is of the latter. "Background Information" Hot Shots part deux is a 1993 spoof comedy released by 20th century fox, a sequel to...

Jelboy 13.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Hot Shots Part Deux (DVD)

Deux Alpes - once is enough

Advantages: Good for beginners, good nightlife, sunny, access to La Grave, free swimming/skating
Disadvantages: Limited skiing, not ideal resort layout, frustrating slope and lift layout at hometime

...Located in the southern French Alps, and close to Alpe D'Huez and Serre Chevalier, Les Deux Alpes might not be the first ski resort that springs to mind when you think of European skiing. It's a little unfair as, on an individual basis, the resort compares extremely well to just about any in France. It is the second oldest in resort in the country, after the world famous Chamonix and can boast more than 200km of runs to itself. However, while 2 Alpes may individually have a large ski-area, it lacks the collective might of areas such as the Trois Vallees or Espace Killy when it comes to a linked network of slopes. Essentially, with 2 Alpes what you see is what you get. For most this won't be a problem - almost 100 different pisted slopes plus good opportunities to drop into off-piste powder fields should keep all but the most...

tomstainer 28.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Les Deux Alpes

Andorra - not just Pas de la Casa

Advantages: cheaper and quieter than the Alps
Disadvantages: long transfer

...Andorra has always been a great resort to learn to ski and board due to both the fantastic ski schools and cheap prices. This has given it a reputation for being a bit cheap and cheerful but over the past couple of years it has been trying to shake this image and go more upmarket. We have visited Andorra 4 times in the winter and once in the summer, and over the past year or two we have seen so much work going on, they are pouring in what seems like unlimited funds it's unbelievable. Which is all good! Andorra la Vella is a shoppers paradise but it is sooo busy traffic wise. Pas de la Casa is the most popular resort but also in my opinion the ugliest (but hey you're not skiing in the town - it has fab pistes!), whereas some of the other resorts are prettier with old stone buildings etc. Arcalis/Pal An undiscovered couple of gems...

girlscanboard 30.11.2007 · Read review
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