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Caroline Sayer

Val Thorens Reporter

featured in Meet The Team Updated

Caroline is our all-singing, all-dancing reporter, producing live snow reports from the 3 Valleys in the winter to writing about her summer days out exploring Provence, Caroline loves adventuring and letting us know of the best places to see in Val Thorens.

Caroline has lived in Méribel for 20 years, working variously as a tour operator manager, ski school PR, Radio Méribel presenter and freelance translator - Caroline is a true local. For the past decade, she has enjoyed what she describes as the best job in the world, being paid to ski around les 3 Vallées and talking about it.

When the snow melts and the lifts close Caroline migrates south to her home in Provence where she spends an equal amount of time relaxing and sampling the local produce as she does out exploring the hilltop villages and busy market towns.

Memorable travel experience

The summit of my mountain experiences was climbing Mont Blanc; something I manage to drop into conversation as often as possible!

Top tips

Visit Meribel in low season, if you can. If you are able to take a couple of days away at short notice, keep reading the snow reports and sign up to the free dump alerts so you can book a last-minute break when the snow is at its best.

Favourite places to drink

Small and friendly with no live music or sport: La Maison in Meribel, Cafe de la Place in St Remy de Provence

See all Bars & Clubs

Favourite places to eat

Restaurants where the food is more important than the decor and the chef is the owner. Eg le Cepe in Meribel

See all Restaurants

Favourite places to stay

Small, family-run, authentic

See our Come & Stay

Sports & activities

Winter: skiing, ski-touring, finding good restaurants, lounging on sun-terraces.

Summer: walking, playing golf, exploring, wine-tasting, gluttony, lounging on pool terraces.

See all Activities & Trips

Mission at SeeTheWorld

To share honest, unbiased, insiders' information with our readers.

News

  • Latest gear - best new clothing for spring 2019

    Hiking gear guide

  • Latest gear - Mountain running equipment for 2019

    Trail running gear guide

  • Latest gear - Camping equipment for summer 2019

    Mountain camping equipment guide

  • a mountain biker jumping in the air

    Mountain bike gear guide

  • Val Thorens in December 2019 – What weather to expect & what to do

    December in Val Thorens: What's on and weather

  • Val Thorens in January 2020 - What weather to expect & what to do

    January in Val Thorens: What's on and weather

Events

  • An image of a firework display

    Bastille Day

  • Soapbox racing in Val Thorens

    Soapbox race

  • Criterium Dauphine final climb

    Cycle race the Belleville climb

  • VT Summit Games, Val Thorens

    VT Summit Games

  • The Follies of Val Thorens

    The Follies of Val Thorens

  • the main market square in sarlat la caneda

    European Heritage Days