This week we loved chatting with adventurer, mother, writer, broadcaster and designer Alexandra Tolstoy.

As very keen skiers as well as new mums who have just attempted a ski trip with small people - we were keen to discuss her recent family trip over Easter to Meribel and what makes for a fun and easy ski holiday with children.

We also talk about her two inspiring businesses - Alexandra organises bespoke horse riding holidays in Kyrgyzstan (Alexandra Tolstoy Travel) and runs The Tolstoy Edit, which is a curated shop of her favourite interiors discoveries.

Alexandra has had a fascinating life to say the least. She fell in love with travel at an early age and spent twenty years riding horses all over Central Asia, Mongolia and Siberia. She travelled by horse and camel for nine months on the Silk Road across central Asia to China, hosted a BBC TV series, wrote a book about her adventures and spent time rediscovering her family heritage in Moscow - not to mention raising 3 children as a single mother.

She has recently set up The Tostoy Edit - a collection of gorgeous decorative pieces for the home, influenced by her travels and embracing folk traditions and craftsmanship.

Separately Bella and Emma discuss Emma’s recent trip to Deplar Farm in Iceland, hosted by Eleven Experience. We have talked about (and raved about) Eleven Experience before on the podcast - and safe to say the trip lived up to the expectations of being a trip of a lifetime! From heli-skiing above the ocean to snowmobiling to incredible food to viking sauna rituals to horse-riding to sipping cocktails in the swim-up bar in the geothermally heated pool .. to seeing the Northern Lights .. to trying fermented shark! .. The award winning adventure Deplar Farm is remote, action filled, revitalising and unique - it has to be experienced to be believed.

LINKS:
https://www.alexandratolstoy.co.uk/ Alexandra Tolstoy
https://thetolstoyedit.com/ The Tolstoy Edit
https://alexandratolstoytravel.com/ Alexandra Tolstoy Travel
Chalet Du Guide - Meribel Village (Please Enquire with ALS Ski for Availability)
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/alexandratolstoy/
https://www.instagram.com/alexandratolstoytravel/
https://www.instagram.com/thetolstoyedit/

Eleven Experience
https://elevenexperience.com/ Eleven Experience
https://elevenexperience.com/deplar-farm-iceland-winter/ Deplar Farm, Iceland
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/elevenexperience/ Eleven Experience
https://www.instagram.com/elevenskiing/ Eleven Skiing

Travel with ALS Ski, your luxury ski specialists.
ALS Ski is your go to destination for booking your ski holiday.
Check us out at www.als-ski.com