In December 2022, Iain Martin, presenter of The Ski Podcast and founder of Ski Flight Free, travelled from the UK to Orelle – the secret fourth valley of Les 3 Vallées – by train. London to Paris As with all train journeys to the continent, my day started at London St Pancras. Although on arrival the pre-Christmas crowds had gathered for their journeys to Paris, Amsterdam and Lille, the system at Eurostar’s UK hub is so efficient that it only took 20 minutes from joining the queue to reaching the ‘departures’ lounge. If you’re looking for a coffee and a croissant my advice is always to avoid Pret a Manger and aim for the very similar, but non-brand coffee shop, located furthest left hand side as you come through passport control. The queues are always shorter, plus there are tables reserved for their customers. Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon Unusually, I have to admit that my Eurostar was delayed by an hour. This wasn’t an issue for me as I had a three hour gap in Paris until my train to the Alps. The train was stopped at good spot for Wi-Fi, so I was able to work. … Continue reading Case Study: UK to Orelle (Les 3 Vallées) by train