THE ALPINE EDIT & mountain hopping

White Line Hotels – the collection of more than 40 indie hotels, has introduced the cool concept of Mountain Hopping through a selection of creative boltholes; The Alpine Edit – the insider guide to hotels, ski chalets, retreats and lodges from across Switzerland, France, Austria and Italy.

We don’t list many places, just those that capture the soul of the Alps for those aficionados who seek accommodation that echoes of the setting. Abstract wooden elements of the chalet marry with the contemporary, aged components relish designer furnishings whilst others are simply Alpine being a tapestry of naturalness.

Whether you are a ski junkie, a carver or a boarder, or someone who gravitates towards the slow lane, you can soak up the holistic of the snowy and sun decked Alps.

Hop through our edit of diversity, that the line smartly draws together – each very different, each very much like-minded.

Enough words have a gander through The Alpine Edit and get yourself off – just click on each place to book.

Q: Ever wanted to be an hotelier? A: Rent a Hotel!

A lot of things get in the way of dreams. Aside from the easy scapegoats on that well-worn laundry list (time, money, family responsibilities), there are a few that are much more difficult to confront. Not enough natural talent? Crippling fear of failure? When you start to try to address those list-members, it suddenly becomes much easier not to snicker at the recent explosion of fantasy-style “adult camps” like Adult Space Academy and Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp. Who doesn’t want to tap back a little into the mind of themselves as a child, before you even knew what a voice of doubt was?

If the dream you never fulfilled was to become a hotelier, White Line Hotels Edit Piz Tschütta is offering a chance to live out that fantasy from the middle of October until the Christmas season and again just after the New Year, and with a 10% discount if you opt for November.

Although training in the ins and outs of the hotel industry isn’t included, you do get to choose from renting either 5 or 9 rooms for your exclusive use, which of course includes the kitchen. If the 100% hands-on approach isn’t your imagined hotelier-style, hiring a cook can be organized as well. Whether for business, a special getaway with friends, or a family reunion, let you fantasy run wild at Vná’s Piz Tschütta.

Even if those dreams are all grown-up now too, and the one left unfulfilled is only one of perfect peace and quiet, you won’t be let down either.

For more information about this not-to-be-missed offer, contact Piz Tschütta direct

Deadlines, the Other Mother of Invention

Whoever said “necessity is the mother of invention” — and seriously, we mean “whoever” because it’s one of those sayings that seems to have been invented without a mother, if you’ll pardon the bad joke… — probably brought that expression into the world before deadlines existed, so we’ll cut the anonymous author some slack and just update it for him/her: “necessity and deadlines are the mothers of invention.” If you consider that deadlines are indeed themselves a necessity, then we’re back at square one with no need for the update on the old adage, but a step further in explaining that TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ENTER THE WHITE LINE HOTELS ALPINE EDIT CONTEST.

Will inspiration strike before midnight?

Photo of the Mothers of Invention record sleeve taken from the fabulous www.sleeveface.com

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

Just a reminder: only 5 days left to enter White Line Hotels’ Alpine Edit contest to win 4 nights of alpine summer lushness. You can check out the competition, or vote for your favorites, on our facebook page.

Countdown clock photo: Steven Depolo

you snooze, YOU WIN

No matter if you’re exhausted, pooped out, spent, running on empty, knackered, or just plain tired, the weekend is finally here and, for once, if you snooze you might win — you can still enter White Line Hotels’ Alpine Edit Contest to win 4 nights of Alpine summer bliss until August 15th!

Thinking of the currently-running Copenhagen Fashion Week and tonight’s Fashion Night Out, as anyone in fashion will tell you, a new twist on a classic is always a chic move. Like we said when we first introduced the contest, when you’re talking about photos to illustrate being tired, sleepy babies and animals are among the classics. To give some inspiration for thinking outside the box of “tired”, here are sleepy animals that aren’t your mega-classic “Sleepy Kitty”. Let Bobo the Yawning Guinea Pig, a sleepy mouse, and Diana the Very Tired Rat show you the equivalent of pairing that classic perfect trench coat with sweatpants…