Inspiring Travel Writing from Arnie Wilson: Page 4 of 5
Articles by Arnie Wilson: Page 4 of 5
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Ice Hotel
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Arnie Wilson
It started with a giant igloo. In the spring of 1990, a French artist, Jannot Derid, displayed his paintings in “Arctic Hall” – built on the frozen River Torne near the old village of Jukkasjärvi just outside Kiruna, some 200km north of the Arctic...
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Ardanaiseig
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Arnie Wilson
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United Kingdom
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Scottish Highlands
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Loch Awe
One minute the bustling train, complete with obligatory squawking child, clanking Scotrail refreshment trolley, and the excited chatter of passengers is hugging the wooded shores of Scotland’s longest loch – the next you are alighting onto the...
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There Ain't Nuthin' Like a Dome
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Arnie Wilson
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United Arab Emirates
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Dubai
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Dubai City
Snow in the desert. It does happen in places like Arizona and Morocco. But the Persian Gulf - can they be serious? It could only happen in a dome. (Dirty word in the UK, but in Dubai, who knows?) Yes, snow could be the new sand for skiers and...
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Requiem for a Tram
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Arnie Wilson
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United States
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Wyoming
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Jackson Hole
“Can I have your attention please?” says the cable-car (tram) operator. “Rendezvous Mountain from the tram is recommended for skiers of expert ability only.” The glossy, cardinal-red metal box I am standing in – suspended perhaps 250 feet or more...
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Les Gets
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Arnie Wilson
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France
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French Alps
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Les Gets
When you have been mollycoddled, pampered and thoroughly spoiled by a vast team of liveried chalet staff, it comes as rather a shock to find yourself fighting for survival in a steep chute (in our case, the tricky Cuboré couloir from Avoriaz down to...
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Turkey Heli-ski
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Arnie Wilson
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Turkey
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Black Sea
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Ayder
The fear-factor that sometimes jangles the nerves of heli-skiers was nothing compared with the anxiety of actually getting to the mountains. With no seat belt to keep me strapped to the red streak of a van which hurtled along at the speed of fright...
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Alberta by Luxury Coach
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Arnie Wilson
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Canada
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Alberta
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Jasper
In 1925, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – a pioneering skier - wrote in the guest book at the Jasper Park Lodge in Alberta: “A New York man reaches heaven, and as he passes the gate, St. Peter said, ‘I am sure you will like it’. A Pittsburgh man followed...
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Death Valley: A Rehearsal for the Red Planet
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Arnie Wilson
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United States
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California
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Death Valley
The approaches to Death Valley are appropriately lonely. Coming from either Las Vegas or L.A., you cross over the Mojave Desert by the California /Nevada border, through a couple of `one-stop signâ hamlets which might afford you a burger and a...
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James Bond Skis Again - in Chamonix
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Arnie Wilson
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France
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French Alps
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Chamonix
“Bond didn’t pause. He went straight for it and over the edge. Bond got down into his old Arlberg crouch, his hands forwards of his boots, and just let himself go. His speed was now frightening. Like a black bullet on the giant slope, he zoomed down...
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Revelstoke: A Billion-Dollar Resort
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Arnie Wilson
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Canada
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British Columbia
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Revelstoke
I’m swooping down a delectable run of fresh, dry, light powder in British Columbia on “fat” skis with alarming graphics on them, depicting an explosive wrestling battle between two giants of the ring - El Hombre and Vampiro. It could almost be a...
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