MEGEVE!

We received an invitation 6-weeks ago from my college pal and fellow Beelzebubs, alias 'The Pasha', and his lovely consort to spend time with them in Megeve, a French ski resort an hour from Geneva Airport. I am the antithesis of an athelete, Dora and I do not ski, and we have never stayed in a chalet so the obvious answer was 'yes'. The game plan is : 1-week to take in the Alpine spirit using Megeve as our base, then to Geneva to exeprience what it is like to live in, arguably, the most expensive city in Europe if not the world, and to close, a quick round in London to see friends. Needless to say these 2 weeks will be interspaced by 'eating opportunities', so aptly coined by my J&J mentor of yester years, Russ Powderly in Sydney.

I cannot tell you how totally overwhelmed we were by the first glance of this rustic chalet, tugged away in this lovely resort town, with all the trappings of a luxury hotel. It is literally 5-minutes away from everything but one gets the immediate feel of home as one opens the door. The ambience is drastically different from our Asia biased definition of a sea & sun resort, marked by a warm and ever glowing fire as the epicenter. Say hello to a relaxed Dora, in our living room!