Red Tape: Escape From Russia
The man from the Russian Bureau of Internal Affairs flicked through a few pages, looked at me and then closely back at the passport. He tapped away at the keyboard on his desk and checked my documents once more. His…
The man from the Russian Bureau of Internal Affairs flicked through a few pages, looked at me and then closely back at the passport. He tapped away at the keyboard on his desk and checked my documents once more. His…
I was tempted to call this “2020/21 - The Season That Never Was”. It’s a snappy title that would strike a note with skiers that aren’t lucky enough to live in the mountains, but nothing could be further from the…
Why go all the way to Russia for a skiing holiday? I mean, we live in a French ski resort. I'd have to say, it’s a reasonable question. It goes back to a conversation I had with a friend on…
New Year. A time of reflection. A chance to look back over the past twelve months, to review your accomplishments and reminisce over great times passed with friends and family, whilst looking eagerly forwards to the coming year… Anyone doing…
Like many people, we were devastated to hear back in July, the news that Eurostar were shelving the Ski Train for this coming winter. This service was responsible for bringing thousands of British holidaymakers into the Alps each year and…
[intense_parallax_scene background_type="image" image="3686" imagemode="parallax" image_horizontal_position="center" height="300" breakout="1" advance_arrow_background_color="#ffffff"] [/intense_parallax_scene] For the last four years, the month of July has taken on a special significance at Cool Bus. It used to just be about bikes, both the road and mountain varieties,…
We've had plenty of customers getting in touch and asking what the current situation is in France for airport transfers. Firstly let’s start with the good news! Cool Bus are now taking bookings for dates in the next twelve months…
Well that was an interesting way to wind up the winter season! At the time it seemed like the end of the world but here we are in June and, to be honest, things feel pretty much back to how…
Will has been a good mate of ours for many years. We first met up through mountain biking and have been on a few adventures together in the Alps. He and his partner Claire have a wicked sense of humour…