Welcome back to another weekly round-up, bringing you some of the very best post Christmas/New Year things to do on the beautiful French Riviera. Yes indeed, welcome to 2012! If you feel that you may have overdone it during the festive season, we have a few suggestions that might help you trim a few pounds over the
Welcome back to another weekly round-up, bringing you some of the very best seasonal activities on the beautiful French Riviera. So, Christmas has come and gone, and now we brace ourselves for the onslaught of the New Year's celebrations! But before you start putting on your glad rags and getting all dolled up, here
Welcome back to another weekly round-up, bringing you some of the very best festive activities on the beautiful French Riviera. Yes indeed, Christmas is finally here! Besides all the seasonal merriment and parties and gatherings that you will undoubtedly be attending, here are some other activities that might tickle
Welcome back, dear reader, to another weekly round-up, chock full of some of the best things to do on the beautiful French Riviera! Christmas is now only a matter of a fortnight away and the world has put economic woes and worries aside as those cash registers chime in unison, celebrating the festive season! If you are
Welcome back to another action packed weekly round-up, bringing you a choice of great things to do on the beautiful French Riviera! Yes indeed, Christmas is definitely in the air and it's time to start making that list. But in the meantime, here are some of the other activities you can indulge in over the following
For twenty five years now, the first weekend of December has been synonymous with Téléthon all over France. Organized by the Association française contre les myopathies (the French Muscular Dystrophy Association), also known as AFM, the fund-raising operation is without contest the most important yearly national
The countdown to the holiday season is underway and it is almost time to start thinking about the gifts we are going to get our loved ones. Christmas shopping can be a real headache for some of us, so if you do not want to spend the next few days in various stores all around the coast, we have compiled a list of
Monaco is celebrating its national day this Saturday. This year's celebrations include the annual Thanksgiving Mass, the awarding of medals at the Prince's Palace, an army Parade, and an evening at the Opera. But the principality will not be the only place to have fun over the next seven day. All along the coast,
Today (Friday) is Veterans' Day in France. Also known as "le onze novembre" or the "Armistice", the country commemorates the end of World War I. The last French veteran, ('poilu'), Lazare Ponticelli, may have died at the age of 110 in 2008, but that is no reason to forget all those who participated in and/or died for
The G20 summit is coming to an end today to the relief of most people on the Riviera. All eyes may have been on Cannes this week but for us the international meeting has mostly meant traffic disruption, reinforced police presence and demonstrations so it is going to be nice to have the place back to ourselves. And if
