This week we're in Val d'Isère in the French Alps, exploring the complicated subject of ski and boot rental.

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Dick's Tea Bar in Val d'Isère once captured the imagination of generations of visitors.

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Dick's Tea Bar in Val d'Isère once captured the imagination of generations of visitors.

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Minty Clinch, who died this month, was a good friend of ours for more years than we can remember. She was a fine writer and witty to the very end. We have decided to re-release an interview we did with her five years ago. The episode is about her adventures on horseback to some of the wildest corners of the world. To Minty's many friends: we hope you enjoy listening.

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We're giving this episode another airing. It's what might best be described as a rather long bike ride.

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One of the first tour operators to give away the company to their staff. Music: © Barney & Izzi Hardy

Because this means so much to us, we've repeated the episode! The Somerset town of Frome has seen many battles in its history, from the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 to a campaign to win Packsaddle Community Fields in 2025.

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This week we're talking to Jay Stevens, CEO of Wayfairer Travel, whose passion is snowboarding in Japan.

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Zoe Langley-Wathen walked 630 miles around the coastline of Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset – and then she wrote a book about it.

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The Somerset town of Frome has seen many battles in its history, from the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 to a campaign to win Packsaddle Community Fields in 2025.

Music: © Barney & Izzi Hardy

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