We're hiring

It's that time of year again. Our second ski season has been and gone; our second summer is on its way. Nick & Laura have left, headed for the beach, and we're planning ahead for next season.

What are we looking for? We're looking for two people who are prepared to share accommodation, and who can manage and look after our chalet for the winter season starting 2010-11. We're not looking for Cordon Bleu-trained cooks or Institute of Electrical Engineers-accredited handymen; just practically-minded, service-oriented, reliable people with a passion for cleanliness.

There are two roles we're looking to fill:

i) Chalet Manager

ii) Chalet Assistant

It's over!

The season's officially over this Friday, but we closed up last Saturday. The volcano got the better of us in the end. The weather's been so good here in the UK that people are focused on gardening and other spring activities rather than our offer of free wine for whoever took the last week at Chalet Kiana.

Transfer in luxury

Finally we've found an operator in the airport transfer world who has the same no-compromises attitude to customer service as do the team at Chalet Kiana.

I met James from Deluxe Transfers at the chalet this week and saw his brand-new Mercedes van (that can't be the right word; I'll have to look at Mercedes-Benz's website to see what they call their 7-seat, extended wheelbase, 4-wheel drive, leather-lined luxury...people carrier?). It was so nice I wanted to buy it off him there and then; luckily I couldn't afford it. So, I decided to haggle instead!