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The Lovely Chalet Company, La Plagne 1800, Mâcot (2026)

09/10/2026

We arrived in the coastal town of Máncora on Sunday night after an overnight bus from Huaraz to Chicaylo, and then a daytime bus (7 hours) from Chiclayo to Máncora. It was the longest journey we’ve done. We got off the bus and wondered where the hell we were! The streets were crazy and chaotic with an edginess reminiscent of downtown Naples if you found yourselves on the wrong street!

Our hotel was a short dusty walk down a dodgy road, but we rung the bell and arrived into the most fabulous oasis of calm. We woke up the next morning in our modest, cute room and decided without even having left the adorable Kinti hotel that we wanted to stay an extra night, it just had a lovely few about it!

Máncora has been a fantastic place to stop, we went whale watching, Julie enjoyed a yoga session and we’ve mostly enjoyed watching the surfers amd the local kids play volleyball and just chilled drinking coffee at the beach bars! (Casa Mare & La Biodega Cafe) A bit of business admin and Ecuador route planning were added into the mix.

On Tuesday evening we walked to the outskirts of town (dark, dusty and a little bit dodgy to begin with) to the Máncora Cevichería. Very understated, the menu was simple, Julie had fish ceviche and Rich had fish with fried rice. Both dishes were excellent, so much food, thanks to the Tupperware again we had enough for another dinner! And all for 46 soles, about £12! The waitress was very sweet and the restaurant is on a very quiet backstreet. Perfect!

We have loved it here in Máncora, despite our initial reservations, and so glad we stayed an extra night. We left Wednesday night and took another overnight bus too Cuenca in Ecuador at 2330 and the hotel kindly let us chill here all day into the evening - and all for £20 per night!

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08/10/2026

First snow of the season ❄️❄️❄️ Check out the We**am photo from the Bellecôte Glacier! Very exciting ⛷️🏂

We are virtually fully booked for the whole season, but following a recent cancellation our stunning catered chalet, Chalet Marmotte, has availability for Christmas week from Saturday 19th (or Sunday 20th) - Sunday 27th December (7/8 nights) 🎄⛷️

Our two delightful family rooms with stunning balcony views (twin beds & bunk beds, each sleeps 4) and our spacious yet cosy twin room on the top floor are available, sleeping up to 10 guests in total.

Can we tempt you to joins us at The Lovely Chalet Company; you will have a truly magical Christmas – we’ll ensure Father Christmas gets his mince pie!

Priced at £1,100 per person, with 10% discount for children between the ages of 2-12 (on arrival) and children under 2 go free.

The mountains are calling! And so is the hot tub 🥂❤️ Join us and enjoy the most special family time together at Chalet Marmotte and create memories you will treasure forever. 🎄

We are a small independent company based in La Plagne (Paradiski); our priority is to offer you a fantastic stay at great value for money that you will remember forever. As owners of two of the properties we can afford to be different and take great pride in giving you a fantastic holiday. We are the proud owners of Chalet Marmotte, our stunning newly renovated catered chalet in Plagne 1800. We also own a self catered apartment in La Bergerie, Montalbert offering delightful accommodation in this wonderful traditional family friendly village.

For more information please visit our website at: The Lovely Chalet Company in La Plagne France

06/10/2026

We arrived in Huaraz at 0545 on Friday with little sleep as the overnight bus was a bit hairy! Back at altitude in the Cordillera Blanco, it’s in North Peru with a number of famous hikes and is an important area for climbing. Thankfully Rich didn’t bring his crampons so we’re hiking and not climbing.

Our sweet hosts at the Universal Hostel let us into our room early, we dumped our backpacks they give us a drink and a bite to eat. They then helped us find the Colectivo we needed to take us out on our first of two hikes - we hit the ground running and were crammed into a colectivo and on our way to hike up to Laguna Wilcacocha by 0900!

Having been at sea level for a few days our lungs struggled with the altitude making it hard walk, but we reach the Laguna and enjoyed stunning views of the Cordillera Blanco.

Another early start on Saturday morning; we caught a Colectivo to the start of the hike to Laguna Churup. It’s one of the more famous hikes in the area which hikers use to acclimatise before heading out on longer treks such as the 8 day Huayhuash Trek.

More challenging, the hike had a steps at the start, flattened out through the middle section and then steepened significantly and we used chains to help us scramble up rocks!

As we reached the summit we caught a glimpse of Laguna Churup and were rewarded with a stunning view of the Laguna and the snow covered Churup mountain summit in the background.

Back at the Hostel in Huaraz we showered and changed, packed our rucksacks and headed off to the bus station to catch the overnight bus to Mancora a coastal town in the far north in Peru close to the border with Ecuador. Short but sweet, Huaraz was a great experience ❤️

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05/10/2026

Great Monday night view ❤️🌴😉

03/10/2026

Small, independent, family run ❤️ we, The Lovely Chalet Company are feeling a bit bruised today.

Over a year ago we took a whole Chalet booking of family & friends for this forthcoming Christmas week. A week ago, a little over 10 weeks before they were due to celebrate Christmas with us, one of the families cancelled and this morning the other family have reluctantly decided to cancel too.

Can we tempt you to joins us at for Christmas; enjoy the spectacular hot tub views with a glass of fizz, cosy up on the sofa in front of the log burner, savour our homemade mince pies and Christmas pudding. And of course, there is our famous Sage coffee machine! The best coffee in La Plagne according to Dan, Oxygène Ski School’s Chief Instructor - he’s Italian, he knows his coffee ☕️❤️!

Chalet Marmotte is nestled on arguably the prettiest little road in La Plagne and we are very confident that there is another Lovely family (and/or friends) looking for a truly magical last minute Christmas ski/snowboard holiday in our beautiful catered chalet.

Our two delightful family rooms with stunning balcony views and our cosy twin room nestled in the eaves are both available for Christmas week from either Saturday 19th or Sunday 20th to Sunday 27th December (7 or 8 nights). We can sleep 10/11 🎄⛷️

Priced at £1,100 per person, with 10% discount for children between the ages of 2-12 (on arrival) and children under 2 go free.

Consistently awarded 5 Star reviews we welcome many repeat bookings year on year.

We look forward to hearing from you. To all our Lovely Followers, please share this post and tell your skiing friends about us, thanks 💋

We are a small independent company based in La Plagne (Paradiski); our priority is to offer you a fantastic stay at great value for money that you will remember forever. As owners of two of the properties we can afford to be different and take great pride in giving you a fantastic holiday. We are the proud owners of Chalet Marmotte, our stunning newly renovated catered chalet in Plagne 1800. We also own a self catered apartment in La Bergerie, Montalbert offering delightful accommodation in this wonderful traditional family friendly village.

For more information please visit our website at: The Lovely Chalet Company in La Plagne France

01/10/2026

We arrived in Lima very late on Sunday night after a short hop from Paracas. The last leg of our journey with PeruHop Bus, they have been excellent; hotel pick ups and drop offs included have certainly made them financially competitive and much handier than having to get to local bus stations using taxis if it’s too far to walk!

Lima has been a nice (not great) stop off en route north to Ecuador. We stayed in The Lighthouse B&B in Miraflores; an absolutely fabulous B&B run by a British Guy, Duncan, superb. Though his gorgeous dog Inca certainly stole the show!

We have walked miles and miles exploring Miraflores, Lima Old City and Barrio Chino (Chinatown) and Barranco, definitely our favourite part of the city. Our day in the Old City was thwarted by protests and riot police everywhere (just in case), though we saw no trouble. Our delicious lunch at Arlotia in Barranco was a highlight! The more touristy restaurants were really expensive, so we spotted the French style bistro and it was perfect; 2 courses and a glass of w**e for just over £10 each ❤️

We found Paddington lost on the Malecón (seafront), Rich was very keen to have his photo taken with him, having had a Paddington duvet, curtains and lampshade in his bedroom as a little boy! Bless him.

Julie has made full use of the outdoor gym overlooking the Pacific Ocean, a perfect workout location.

Tonight we’re catching an overnight bus north to Huaraz, back to the mountains and two days hiking to look forward to. We’ve enjoyed the Miraflores Coffee Culture, but Ecuador beckons!

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28/09/2026

We arrived in Paracas late on Friday night, a short hop on the bus with PeruHop from Huacachina to Paracas.

Saturday - Another fabulous day! Up very early as we cycled 35Km around the Paracas National Park, a stunning desert landscape abutting the Pacific Ocean. We had read a blog called ‘Along Dusty Roads’ which recommended we set off really early, as it’s a 7.5 hour cycle and it gets very hot!

We had pre-booked bikes through our hostel, the bikes were much better than we expected and they were only 30 soles (about €14) for the day, much cheaper than anywhere else! Rich thought his back tyre was a bit flat, but the hire guy reassured him that riding in the desert it was better for the tyre to be a bit under inflated. 🙄

First stop, La Catedral landmark, a rocky outcrop, partially attached to the shoreline, apparently it used to look like a Cathedral. Sadly during the huge Peruvian earthquake in 2007 it partially collapsed into the sea so it’s not as impressive as it has been for 1000s of years.

We carried on and guess what! Rich’s tyre went flat!! As you can imagine he was cussing the bike hire guy. After about 5km we reached a cafe and there was an ice cream seller with a bike setting up there - and guess what he had a pump. Very exciting, Rich pumped his tyre up and was good for the rest of the ride! 🍦 As a thank you we bought a couple of lolly’s from him - most expensive lollies we’ve had on our travels 🤣🤣🤣 €3.50 for two, bless him!

Other landmarks came and went but the star of the show was simply the stark beauty of the barren desert and the wild ocean and its shoreline.

We cycled clockwise round the route, as recommended by Along Dusty Roads avoiding a long 10km straight stretch on the last leg when the wind can be against you! Great Shout! We did it clockwise and even the much shorter 4km last leg back with the wind against us was tough - dread to think what the 10km would have been like!!!

We got back around 1300, doing the route in almost half the time they suggest. We showered at the hostel, nearly scalding ourselves as the temperamental thermostat is clearly not working properly!!

We headed out and treated ourselves to lunch at one of the seafront restaurants serving seafood. The sea bass and cerviche were absolutely delicious. A great first day by the sea ❤️

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26/09/2026

We are virtually fully booked for the whole season, but following a cancellation earlier today we have one of our gorgeous family rooms available for Christmas week from Saturday 19th - Sunday 27th December (8 nights) 🎄⛷️

Can we tempt you to joins us at The Lovely Chalet Company; you will have a truly magical Christmas – we’ll ensure Father Christmas gets his mince pie!

Priced at £1,100 per person, with 10% discount for children between the ages of 2-12 (on arrival) and children under 2 go free.

The mountains are calling! And so is the hot tub 🥂 Join us and enjoy the most special family time together at Chalet Marmotte and create memories you will treasure forever. 🎄

We look forward to hearing from you ❤️

Please share this post on your feed, thank you 💋

We are a small independent company based in La Plagne (Paradiski); our priority is to offer you a fantastic stay at great value for money that you will remember forever. As owners of two of the properties we can afford to be different and take great pride in giving you a fantastic holiday. We are the proud owners of Chalet Marmotte, our stunning newly renovated catered chalet in Plagne 1800. We also own a self catered apartment in La Bergerie, Montalbert offering delightful accommodation in this wonderful traditional family friendly village.

For more information please visit our website at: The Lovely Chalet Company in La Plagne France

22/09/2026

We’ve been hiking in Colca Canyon this weekend, the second biggest canyon in the world. Essentially it takes a day to hike down into the canyon, another (easier) day traversing the bottom and yes you guessed it, another day hiking back up.

Rather than go on an organised trip, taking inspiration from Adam and Bethan, our ski buddies who travelled in SA last year, we decided to organise the transport and accommodation ourselves as they had.

What a fabulous few days we had. The descent was tough, we prefer ascending! We stayed in a trio of local family hotels which were all sweet, the food the second night was excellent, simple but delicious. And on our third night we stayed in the Oasis at the bottom of the canyon and the hotel had a pool. It was like staying on a movie set - a bit bonkers.

Tour Operators suggest the ascent on the third day is a 3.5 hour hike. We wanted to do it in under 2.5 hours, so we set off at 0530 just as the sun was rising, luckily we were mostly hiking in the shade. We did it - we crossed the finish line in 2 hours 29 minutes and 52 seconds! We were greeted close to the finish by a pair of Condors circling above us. Magical!

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19/09/2026

Sunset over Arequipa ❤️

We took the overnight bus to Arequipa on Tuesday night leaving Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu with heavy hearts. The main destination of our South America trip to celebrate Julie’s 60th birthday next July, our visit to the Cusco area has been truly spectacular.

We reached Cusco a week before we planned to, but this was a real blessing as it gave us time to visit Pisac, Urubamba and Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley which we hadn’t planned; Ollantaytambo in particular was charming.

Arequipa, the White City has also been a beautiful city to visit. We stayed in a sweet little hostel called Bubamara very close to the main attraction in Arequipa, the Monasterio de Santa Catalina.

We’re more nature lovers than clerical buffs but we were wowed by the beauty of the Monasterio. We spent over two hours learning about the daily lives of the Sisters, how the Monasterio evolved during the Spanish colonisation and saw the beautiful restoration following earthquake damage.

As usual we’ve eaten well visiting just a fraction of the cities eateries. Puka Puka coffee shop was a perfect start as we arrived at 0600 on the bus. Masamama (bakery/cafe) has refreshed us and given us delicious bread for our sandwiches, and dinner at Decantador, which we found accidentally was superb and excellent value. The local black olives, macerated in honey and rosemary were the best we’ve ever tasted!

We’re heading to Colca Canyon, close to Arequipa for 3 nights, it’s the second biggest canyon in the world. We’re looking forward to hiking to its base (and back up) and seeing more of rural Peru.

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