Going on holiday is a great way to relax and get away from the normal day to day life for a week or two, and if you can’t decide where to go or what to do then maybe you should consider a ski holiday in Europe; There are loads of great resorts across Europe for you to go on your holidays, and if you’ve not been on a Skiing holiday then why not try it?

If you have been skiing before then you may already have a resort that you go to every year, have you considered some of the other great options available to you? Below is a list of some of the resorts that are available across Europe.

The usual resorts that most visit in France are Chamonix, Morzine, Val D’Isere and Courchevel, but you may not have considered visiting Montgenèvre on the Italian border, Vaujany, Meribel and even La Tania. As part of larger ski areas they all have access to some awesome slopes and terrain close to home.

Switzerland offers some great resorts, the main ones visited by holiday goers are Verbier, Zermatt or St Moritz but there are some real gems available such as like Saas-Fee, Gstaad Les Crosets and Klosters. Switzerland can be a little more expensive that France, but the ambience, chocolate box villages and the fondue are well worth the extra money.

Austria is by far the best location for a party ski holiday, with the towns of of Mayrhofen, St Anton am Arlberg and Ischgl leading the way whenever you hear the words après ski!

The above is just a snapshot of the great ski resorts to consider for your next winter holiday, it’s always worth doing your own research for your holidays on websites like www.goski.co.uk, they offer reviews, slope ratings, information on the resorts and the night life in the local area.

For anyone that didn’t know, me and my wife recently had a baby girl. She was born a month early (born on 3rd December 2012) weighing 5 pounds, six ounces and we named her Lottie Mai Clifford. We were in special care for a couple of weeks over Christmas but luckily we had her home in time for Christmas! Here’s to all the late night feeding and early morning wake ups!

Natalie (my wife) is doing great and we are both enjoying parenthood A LOT, It’s surprised me how rewarding it is. We are both looking forward to watching her develop over the coming months and years, taking embarrassing photos all along the way to get out on her eighteenth birthday!

It’s the time of the year again when I needed to get the car through an MOT test as was worried as ever of it running out, as I’m not one for driving illegally. I rang my usual garage however they were fully booked, I started to panic! I’m not keen on using any other garage as I’ve been using the same place for the last three years and they always seemed to do a good job.

This time however I had to look for another company, i searched around online and found mottestcentres.co.uk, they have a large selection of MOT Test Centres in my local area along with the rest of the country. The site offers a search function that lets you find an MOT Test Centre within a set mileage from your current location.

In the end I found a garage for my MOT, Luckily for me the car went through the MOT without any problems, I’d happily use mottestcentres.co.uk again if my usual garage is fully booked.