{"id":49,"date":"2024-02-05T15:50:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/skikpss\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:23:06","slug":"the-journey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/skikpss\/abroad-trip\/the-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Parks of Hamilton<\/li>\n<li>Luxury Bus 50 seater bus<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/skikpss\/uploads\/sites\/11870\/2024\/02\/06101945\/IMG_7773-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/skikpss\/uploads\/sites\/11870\/2024\/02\/06101945\/IMG_7773-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/skikpss\/uploads\/sites\/11870\/2024\/02\/06101945\/IMG_7773-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/skikpss\/uploads\/sites\/11870\/2024\/02\/06101945\/IMG_7773-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/skikpss\/uploads\/sites\/11870\/2024\/02\/06101945\/IMG_7773-624x468.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/skikpss\/uploads\/sites\/11870\/2024\/02\/06101945\/IMG_7773-rotated.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>DVD Player on the bus<\/li>\n<li>Please bring a suitable packed lunch for the bus<\/li>\n<li>Regular stop at service stations<\/li>\n<li>Ferry at Dover<\/li>\n<li>When bus arrives in France everyone is expected to sleep for the duration of the journey<\/li>\n<li>Toilets for emergency use only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What to bring for the journey<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comfortable yet appropriate clothing can be worn during the journey<\/li>\n<li>Pupils may bring a small pillow\/blanket<\/li>\n<li>Medication (can be kept by staff if preferred)<\/li>\n<li>Packed Lunch<\/li>\n<li>Electronics &amp; Chargers are brought at pupils own risk<\/li>\n<li>Suitable warm clothes\/shoes for snowy conditions at arrival<\/li>\n<li>Ski socks for boot fitting<\/li>\n<li>DVDs \/ books etc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-786\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/skikpss\/uploads\/sites\/11870\/2026\/05\/26142036\/energydrinks-e1779801656395.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"228\" \/>What not to bring<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pupils <strong>should not<\/strong> bring caffeinated energy drinks on the trip. These drinks can contribute to dehydration, poor sleep and reduced concentration, particularly during physical activities such as skiing. As pupils are expected to rest during the overnight journey, caffeinated drinks are not appropriate and may disrupt sleep. Any caffeinated energy drinks found in a pupil\u2019s possession will be confiscated by staff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Departure Day Packed Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To keep costs down, we recommend packing lunch for the departure day. Please ensure that all drinks are in plastic screw-top bottles<strong> (no cans or glass<\/strong>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parks of Hamilton Luxury Bus 50 seater bus DVD Player on the bus Please bring a suitable packed lunch for the bus Regular stop at service stations Ferry at Dover When bus arrives in France everyone is expected to sleep for the duration of the journey Toilets for emergency use only What to bring for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16047,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/skikpss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/skikpss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/skikpss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/skikpss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16047"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/skikpss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/skikpss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":787,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/skikpss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions\/787"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/skikpss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/skikpss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}