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
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 […]
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 […]
Geneva airport transfers
With the summer about to start getting into full swing here in the alps and our bookings starting to fill up again i felt a quick reminder of our services was needed. Firstly i would like to introduce the latest addition to our fleet, a new Mercedes ML “Blue Efficiency”. Â this vehicle is ideal for […]
World cup Climbing Championships 2011
This years world cup climbing championships are taking place on the 11th – 13th July and are, as usual, taking place in Chamonix. Â This iphoto was taken yesterday (20th June) to show how early they need to start the construction of the overhanging wall.
Western States Endurance Run.
The Western States Endurance Run is a one hundred mile race over rugged mountian terrain with limited assistance. Â It is considered to be the American version of Europe’s Ultra Trail Du Mont-blanc. Â The WS100 is also one of the oldest ultra distance trail runs in the world. The event takes place in California and will […]
Chamonix to Barcelona by bike
Would just like to add my support to a chap from Chamonix who is cycling from Chamonix to Barcelona. Â He is hoping to draw peoples attention to Kiva.org. Â I have watched his first video blog and will be checking in tomorrow to see how he is getting on, he promises to post reports on a […]
Geneva airport transfers all year round
At “Deluxe Transfers” we are available all year round 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Many companies close down during quiet periods when there is less business, we keep going. During the summer months our service becomes even more diverse than it is during winter months. We find ourselves travelling all over France […]
Private Geneva airport transfers
At Deluxe Transfers we specialize in Private Geneva airport transfers. Although we spend lots of our time traveling from the smallest of airports and train stations to many destinations all over the alps (even as far as Paris), our most popular route is from Geneva airport to Chamonix. Chamonix is popular for many reasons, one […]
