Katy Dartford

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Tag Archives: travel

The fragile opening of this winter’s ski season…

December 12, 2020by katy dartford Leave a comment

Back in early November, I joined the Ski Podcast for a chat about the upcoming season, ski touring in Chamonix and more.  At 7:30mins in, Iain asks me if I […]

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Broadcasting, Travel Writing

First steps back to normality

July 23, 2020by katy dartford Leave a comment

Now that we can travel in either direction between the UK countries such as France, Italy and Spain without having to self-isolate afterwards, we can finally enjoy some of the […]

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The joys of (de)confinement in France

May 28, 2020by katy dartford Leave a comment

Yesterday, French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced that from June 2, bars, restaurants, parks, and museums will begin opening in France. We will also be allowed to travel more than […]

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A change of plan

May 15, 2020by katy dartford Leave a comment

The coronavirus pandemic meant this years ski season was cut short. So, whilst in lockdown and missing the snow, I was inspired to put a little film together about one […]

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Central America- taking the ‘ non gringo’ trail…..

September 19, 2018by katy dartford Leave a comment

Political and civil unrest in the 1980’s kept many tourists away from Central America for a long time… Then there was the eruption of Guatemala’s Volcán de Fuego and civil unrest […]

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Travel Writing

(Non) Chamonix Spring / Summer 2017

August 27, 2017by katy dartford 2 Comments

Chamonix spring and summer didn’t really happen for me this year. Once last year’s achilles tendentious eased off, the pain moved to the calf, with muscle tears in exactly the […]

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Articles, Travel Writing

Chamonix. Giving up on the Dream?

October 18, 2013by katy dartford 3 Comments

I’m not usually one for writing massively personal stuff on my website, but some occurrences of the last week have stirred me into action. A few people have been asking […]

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Articles

Becoming a “Bond Girl” – Biathlon and Nordic skiing in Lake Annecy

February 20, 2013by katy dartford Leave a comment

My latest piece for the Daily Mail Online is out: “Bond girl in training: How I tried to become a shooting, skiing biathlete in idyllic Annecy.” Read more about my […]

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Travel Writing

Exploring Franche-Comte

August 26, 2011by katy dartford Leave a comment

Here’s the first of my articles on the little known region of Franche-Comte in eastern France: Franche-Comte- The Jura

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Travel Writing

Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild

June 7, 2011by katy dartford Leave a comment

I’ve not joined the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild. You can access my profile: Here

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Travel Writing

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Spring skiing in February!— in the lesser known ( unless you’re French) Val Claree
What’s it like being in a French ski resort with no lifts running and a 6pm curfew? Read more >>> Via Euronews: A 'special kind of atmosphere' in French ski resorts during lockdown https://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/02/22/a-special-kind-of-atmosphere-in-french-ski-resorts-during-lockdown
Quick round trip to #Paris today to sign and stamp some (hopefully) final documents for my #Greek nationality application. @jezfielder commands me to head to a #michelinstar we’d seen on @chefstablenetflix - @yam t’cha for their takeaway steamed buns. Had a lovely chat with the chef - made my day in rainy #Paris
Task was to paint something in different styles. So this time I’ve gone for Pierre Andre. Looks cartoon like but was actually pretty hard to reproduce... @londonartcollege

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