Why not consider taking your summer holiday in the Alps this year! With a fantastic range of beautiful Alpine destinations, great range of activities and affordable accommodation and flights, a trip to the mountains is the perfect way to relax this summer!The majority of people consider the Alps to only be a winter sport destination for their ski holiday and snowboard holidays. However, one of the best kept secrets is that the Alps come alive again in the summer offering an abundance of great weather, watersports, mountain sports, culinary delights and a great relaxing retreat, all at affordable prices!The Portes du Soleil is one of the best summer holiday destinations in the Alps consisting of a great range of resorts all with so much to offer during the summer months. The great thing about a holiday in the Portes du Soleil is that the summer multipass allows all visitors to enjoy all of the activities each of its resorts has to offer for only 1 Euro a day! From hiking to watersports, mountain biking to parapenting the region has a whole spectrum of sports and great places to visit to keep all on the holiday entertained. Hiking and walking is a great way to see the region and in the Portes du Soleil could not be any more rewarding or easy to organise. Visitors can enjoy the challenge of doing the tour of the Portes du Soleil right through to relaxing lakeside walks and family expeditions to the summits of local peaks. There are over 800km of signposted paths to adventure along all with the added ease of 24 working lifts to help you along your way.

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The beautiful town of Chamonix is another one of the best summer holiday destinations in the Alps. Set against the breathtaking view of Mont Blanc it has something to offer everyone, whether you are a couple looking for a romantic retreat, friends after a fun action packed trip or a family wanting a destination to keep all members entertained, Chamonix has it covered! In Chamonix the world is really your oyster when it comes to choosing an activity as there really is so much to do here! Take a leisurely trip up the Agiu du midi, ice climbing, mountain biking over the many varied trails, hiking the breathtaking mountain routes, a vast array of watersports or even a relaxing stroll around town followed by a glass of fine local wine – you really will be spoilt for choice!

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The Alps offer something for everyone when it comes to the summer holiday season. Therefore, why not give the beach a miss this year and instead head to the mountains for a fun packed summer holiday in the Alps!

Paphos in Cyprus is the 2008 summer holiday destination that ticks all the right boxes; golden sandy beaches, endless sunshine, stunning scenery and plenty to see and do. To make the most of your holiday in Paphos Cyprus, a car hire gives you the freedom to explore when you want to, and relax when you don’t!Right from the moment you step off the plane at Paphos airport, a pre-booked Cyprus car hire will actually be saving you money. With no public bus service at Paphos airport, you can simply pick up your keys, stroll to your car hire, pop your luggage in the boot, and be on the motorway to Paphos before your fellow passengers have even found a taxi!For over 600 years, Paphos was the capital of Cyprus, and it’s a fascinating place to stay – all you have to decide is how close to the sea you want to be! If you love to be close to the beach and the action, choose Kato Pafos, the lower part of town neat the historic harbour area. For more peace and quiet, and amazing views across the sea, choose Upper Pafos, or Ktima as it is known. A Cyprus car hire also gives you the option to rent a villa on the outskirts and drive into Pafos whenever you like; there are big, free car parks in both parts of town.

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The first thing you probably want to do on your holiday in Pafos is chill out for a day or so. Enjoy the beaches or your hotel pool, or take a gentle stroll along the sea front to the old harbour area. Here, you can enjoy a leisurely lunch at one of the many harbourside restaurant, complete with resident pelicans begging for scraps! In the evening, there are plenty of local bars and a surprising number of foreign cuisine restaurants in both parts of Paphos.Whatever you do, don’t miss the world-famous mosaics of Pafos. Feel like an extra from Gladiator for a morning, as you wander through the remains of the old Roman town, and the five magnificent Roman villas that have been excavated. Here, the wealthy Roman owners showed off their wealth and status by giving their homes the most expensive decoration possible, intricately-made mosaic floors. Then, stroll to the nearby Byzantine castle of Saranda Kolnes, where the kids can let off steam climbing over the ruined battlements.Now, your Cyprus rental car starts to pay off! Just a short drive north of Pafos are the Tombs of the Kings, amazing rock-cut tombs, created during the occupation of Cyprus by the Egyptians and Romans. Looking like mini-temples, it’s a fascinating (and shady) adventure for a hot summer’s day.With a Cyprus car hire, the whole of western Cyprus is yours to explore from your base in Pafos, whether you love beautiful scenery, sun-kissed beaches, exciting scuba diving, a round of golf or even the odd glass of wine!Beach lovers are spoilt for choice along the stretch of coast north of Kato Pafos. Choose from the sands of Agios Georgios, Toxeftra, or the beautiful Lara Bay, home to a unique sea turtle conservation project. For an ideal day by the sea, head over the hills to Polis, and on to the pretty port of Latchi. Enjoy a wonderful lunch at one of the seafront fish restaurants, amongst the best in Cyprus, then relax on the near-empty local beach.Latchi is also a great place to learn to scuba dive, and well worth the drive, since you actually learn in a sheltered sea lagoon, not a swimming pool. Nearly every seafront hotel in Paphos also offers scuba diving lessons and morning dives to favourite sites, plus the wreck of the Dhimitrios for the more experienced.

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The Akamas Peninsula north of Kato Pafos is one the last wild places left in Cyprus. You’ll need to hire a 4×4 jeep type vehicle to really explore the heart of this rugged landscape, but a normal Cyprus car hire will still get you to places tour buses don’t reach! Take your 4×4 to reach the Avakas Gorge, the path through the banana plantations leading into the gorge itself, with its streamside pine trees, rare orchids, and tree frogs.If that’s too energetic, take your normal Cyprus car hire to the hills, and look for signs for local vineyards! These hold free wine tastings, where you can try rustic reds or cool, refreshing whites, and take a case or two home for later!There is so much to do that a week’s holiday will never be enough, so book a fortnight and also enjoy the frescoed churches of the Troodos Mountains, the excellent Cyrus golf courses, sunset at the the romantic Rock of Aphrodite… Ready to book yet?!

The game is definitely a challenge to play and learn. There are many factors that contribute to lower scores and one of the key elements is learning how to manage the course effectively. The best golfers know their strengths and understand when to be aggressive and when they need to be conservative. The key is to use high percentage shots that you are confident you can execute. Do not try to copy what the pros would do as they have much higher skill levels and they are able to execute tough shots with consistency that the average weekend player would struggle to execute.

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Mental game tactics:One key mental game tip to keep in mind is to develop the ability to have a selective memory. You need to learn to quickly forget the bad shots, learn whatever you can from them and be confident that the next shot will go exactly where you want it to go. It is also important to learn to use a conservative strategy on the course and not try shots that are well beyond your normal abilities. If you find yourself doubting the shot when you step up to the ball then you are most likely being too aggressive and need to pick either more conservative targets or a shorter club if you are on tee to maximize your chances of keeping the ball in play.Learning to clear the mind is another key mental game tip that will help to lower your scores. This is particularly important as you are about to strike the ball as at that moment you want to focus exclusively on the target and avoid any swing thoughts to maximize the chances of success. The time to think of mechanics is when you are behind the ball, this is when you can do shot visualizations and remind yourself of any key swing mechanics.

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If you find yourself having a difficult time with keeping the mind quiet on the course during the shot then consider learning about meditation as it should help you learn to control your thoughts better. One easy exercise you can do is to look at the tip of a pencil or pen and try to only think of the tip blocking all other thoughts for 30 seconds. Use some of these tips next time you are on the course to help you reduce your handicap and enjoy the game more.