The APASSION Blog: Summer
Samoëns Yoga Retreat – May 2013
Chalet APASSION hosted its second spring weekend devoted to total relaxation and plenty of yoga courtesy of the hugely experienced yoga and life-style coach Michele Willmott from Inpired-4-Life. Whilst the weather unfortunately ended up being too chilly to hold any … Continue reading
A Perfect Autumn Day in Samoëns
With crystal clear skies and the autumnal colours of the trees we picked the perfect day for the walk up to the Refuge des Fonts. From the parking at at the village of Les Fardeley, just a few minutes drive from Samoëns, the walk-up took just over an hour Continue reading
‘Summer Triathlon’ in Samoëns
With only a few days in Samoëns and so many adrenaline inducing activities to choose from the Evans family decided to max out and fit as many activities into their 3 day stay as possible! Continue reading
Perfect night skies over Samoëns
One of our recent summer guests was a budding young photographer, Hannah Morris, who was so impressed with the views from the balcony of Chalet APASSION that she took time to compose some stunning nights shots overlooking Samoëns Continue reading
Refuge de Platé – Crazy Paving Walk!
With the Grand Massif ski lifts open for the summer we decided to drive round to Flaine and take the Grandes Platieres gondola up to 2,480m so that we could explore the Désert de Platé Continue reading
Relaxing in the Sun at the Refuge de Folly, Samoëns
Whilst we’d previously walked up to the refuges of Boston and Golese we’d never visited the Refuge de Folly which is set between the equally impressive Mountagne du Criou and the Pointe du Tuet Continue reading
Vicky gives Via Ferrata a go!
This week Rob and I were luck enough to be invited to try-out some local Samoëns activities courtesy of Zigzag Ecole de Ski and their team of mountain guides. Continue reading
Veg Patch Progress
After the hard work of building our vegetable patch back in April we’ve recently moved to the more exciting phase of owning our first ‘potager’ . . . . . the sampling! We’ve just started pulling the carrorts and picking the mangetout … Continue reading
Spring Yoga in Samoëns
Having teamed up with Michele Willmott from Inpired-4-Life, we recently hosted our first Chalet APASSION yoga retreat weekend. We had a fantastic mix of people originating from as far afield as Canada, China and Somalia and from all walks of life but all with 1 thing in common . . . . Continue reading
Chamonix, Martigny and a Stunning Drive
One of the beauties of living in Samoëns on the edge of the Haute Savoie region is that we are only a short drive from numerous renowned destinations, so as part of our continued exploration of the area we decided on … Continue reading