INSIDER NOTES
Words: Emma Juhasz Ski set Skip the ski-rental store queue by booking before you go with Ski Republic. With 20 outfi ts in some of the major French ski resorts, including Val-D’Isère and Val Thorens (about two hours from Lyon), you can be sure that your kit will be ready when you arrive – plus [...]
Words: Emma Juhasz
Ski set
Skip the ski-rental store queue by booking before you go with Ski Republic. With 20
outfi ts in some of the major French ski resorts, including Val-D’Isère and Val Thorens
(about two hours from Lyon), you can be sure that your kit will be ready when you
arrive – plus you’ll be ready to catch the lifts when they open. www.ski-republic.com
EASY ENTERTAINING > Love cooking but just don’t have the
time – or space – to do it? Help is at hand. My Gourmet Kitchen in
Chicago does the shopping for you – and the clearing up. All you
do is drop into its North Avenue kitchen and cook up a culinary
treat to take home. You have 12 menus to choose from, all made
using organic ingredients, which can be adjusted according to your
taste and each takes only 10 minutes to assemble. Prices start from
around $6 (£3) a serving. And if that’s still too demanding they’ll also
cook your meals for you. www.mygourmetkitchen.com
IRELAND’S FINEST >You’ve worked your way
through Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, but how well do you really know James Joyce?
Find out more about one of the most infl uential writers of the 20th century through his
native Dublin. The James Joyce Centre runs a variety of tours on Saturdays (adults €10/£6)
which will tell you more about the man and how he is commemorated in the city.
www.jamesjoyce.ie
Carry on fun
Make packing fun for your kids by giving them
their own travel bag. The Clippykit rucksack
range is not only lightweight and durable, it
also has six plastic pockets that children can customise with
their own pictures and artwork.£25.00;
www.clippykit.
