What makes Chamonix special?
If you have ever wondered what “Chamonix” is all about then watch this! a great publicity video from the Vallee de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc that has something for everyone! James Coates
SNOW ON THE WAY!!
“Snow is coming” say Meteo France. Â If you have been looking at the conditions in the Alps recently you would have noticed a lack of snow. Â Well the wait is going to be over soon. Â According to Meteo France there is a cold front on its way from Canada which is going to make it […]
Cosmojazz festival, Chamonix
The Cosmojazz festival organized by André Manoukian is taking place from July 27th to July 31st and will be well worth the visit. The unique theme of this event is the location of all the events.  Most of the main acts will be performing at altitude at either, Planpraz, Plan Joran, Montenvers, Lac Bleu or […]
Geneva airport transfers
DELUXE TRANSFERS Select prices for summer 2011. Airport Transfers Chamonix to Geneva = 180 Euros Chamonix to Milan = 450 Euros Chamonix to Turin = 340 Euros Chamonix to Lyon = 400 Euros Other destinations Chamonix to Annecy = 180 Euros Chamonix to Megeve = 80 Euros Chamonix to Martigny = 90 Euros Chamonix to […]
Chamonix’s river Arve close to bursting
Chamonix and its surrounding villages and towns are on flood alert until tomorrow due to heavy rain and two glacier water pockets breaking free. Â The result is high river levels and the possibility of the river banks over flowing. James Coates www.deluxe-transfers.com
UTMB 2011 getting close.
With the Ultra Trail Du Mont-Blanc firmly on my mind at the moment i thought i would add this little google fly through that shows the route through France, Italy, Switzerland and back into France again.
Tour de France 2011
Running from Saturday July 2nd to Sunday July 24th 2011, the 98th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,430.5 kilometres. These stages have the following profiles: 10 flat stages, 6 mountain stages and 4 summit finishes, 3 medium mountain stages, 1 individual time-trial stage (42.5 […]
Latest news, two British climbers dead on Aguille du Midi.
Not much is known right now but the latest news is that two British climbers fell yesterday (Friday 1st) whilst climbing the Frendo Spur. Â The names of the climbers are not yet known. They were confirmed dead by the French mountain police yesterday afternoon but their bodies were not removed from the mountain due to […]
Geneva airport transfers by “Deluxe” in this summers “Altus”
We are proud to now be listed and advertising in the latest “Altus” magazine which is distributed in the Chamonix Valley two times per year, once in summer and once in winter. As well as our advert this month, there are the following topics. Review of the Cosmo Jazz festival coming up this summer, organized […]
Kilian Jornet wins the Western States 100
Well i did say he would! Kilian is the first non-American to win this race. Â We will never know how quick he could have gone but he did enough to win by a few minutes. Â I am sure he could of gone faster, the lead group got lost for 20 minutes early on which meant […]
