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An Alpine alternative in Nendaz, Evening Standard // 9 March 2011

Overlooking the vine-clad Rhône Valley, Nendaz sits quietly tucked away behind her bigger, brasher sister, Verbier. And to back onto Verbier can only mean one thing: Nendaz is slap-bang in the middle of skiing mecca, the Four Valleys.

A long-time favourite of savvy Dutch and Belgians, the Swiss resort in the Valais region is a welcome diversion from the traditional catered chalet holiday town: with 80 per cent of accommodation Swiss-owned, Nendaz is all about self-catered, high-quality accommodation where the emphasis is not on squeezing sardines into a tin but rather on decent, well-run, family-sized apartments and chalets.

With Verbier at saturation point – building is arrested because of avalanche danger – Nendaz has become the Four Valleys’ new hotbed of investment. Our traditional-style apartment was spacious, modern and in a top location – costing the same, if not less, as a dingy shoebox of a flat in Verbier or the Three Valleys.

Read the rest of my piece in the London Evening Standard here.

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England celebrate after historic Ashes win over Australia, London Evening Standard // 7 January 2011

England cricket fans started a 24- hour party after ending 24 years of Ashes hurt by finally beating the Australians in their own backyard.

Players joined the thousands of members of the Barmy Army who witnessed the final stage of the devastasting 3-1 rout of Australia…

Read the rest of my piece in the London Evening Standard newspaper, or see pdfs below.

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