The Fine Art of Heli Skiing
Rachael Oakes Ash is no James Bond, but she can’t resist heli skiing – and with a cry of ‘Heli, yeah!’ takes a chopper to some of the best locations in the world.
By Rachael Oakes-Ash
Categories Destinations, Health and fitness, Skiing
New Zealand’s America’s Cup Experience
The average tourist can’t play ball with an All Black but, thanks to the yachties behind Sail Queenstown you can now have an America’s Cup sailing experience with a true Lord of the Rings backdrop on the South Island of New Zealand.
By Rachael Oakes-Ash
Categories New Zealand
The French Michelin Star Restaurant Experience
Last year I was a Michelin virgin, untouched by the world’s most rated cuisine. You never forget your first Michelin experience. Mine was with twins, Jacques and Lourent Pourcel, brothers in arms behind the helm of the kitchen at Le Jardin Des Sens, a two star Michelin restaurant on the outskirts of Montpellier, in the French region of Languedoc.
By Rachael Oakes-Ash
Categories France, Montpellier
Ski Slopes to Boast About
Snow sports have always been associated with the entitled. The British monarchy traverse the slopes of Switzerland annually, Michelin star restaurants dot the French ski villages of Courchevel and Megeve and Oprah and her pal Tom Cruise both own property in Colorado’s Telluride ski resort.
By Rachael Oakes-Ash
Categories Colorado, India, New Zealand, Skiing, Travel Tips and Secrets
The North American Ski Goddess Guide
Rachael Oakes-Ash gives us the lowdown on Aspen, Telluride, The Canyons, Whistler and Banff.
By Rachael Oakes-Ash
Categories Colorado, USA
A Travel Writer’s Secrets
Globetrotting journalist Rachael Oakes-Ash shares everything she’s ever discovered about upgrades (ha!) jet lag, giving back to the locals – and hanging onto receipts…
The myth of the upgrade. Some believe dress pants and a blue blazer will secure an upgrade to the pointy end of the plane. Others swear that checking in first [...]
By Rachael Oakes-Ash
Categories Rome, Travel Tips and Secrets, Western Australia
Skiing in Furano, Japan
The ski fields of Japan are no different. Vending machines pop out pre- warmed cans of milky coffee with a touch of a button, though you may wonder where the electrical plug is inserted when stumbling upon these machines mid ski run.
By Rachael Oakes-Ash
Categories Furano, Skiing
Gay Ski Week in New Zealand
Four hundred gay men, one lesbian DJ and a lot of snow – plus one intrepid straight, single female skier. Story by Rachael Oakes-Ashe (Grace in a sea of Wills).
What better place for Gay Ski week than Queenstown, New Zealand? Four hundred men of alternative persuasions all with a common goal – ski by [...]
By Rachael Oakes-Ash
Categories New Zealand, Skiing
