A stroke of good luck brought Octopus to Antibes last night. Octopus is the worlds eighth largest Super Yacht and it dwarfs everything else here. The really good luck is that my nephew is on board and how cool was it to rock up the gang plank, ask for him by name and the random […]
After a lost weekend it was nice to find this movie on my phone. Weather has been a bit abysmal. We are going to hire a micro car for a couple of days to help with dock walking. Stay tuned.
A strange set of circumstances have left me with free wireless internet in our apartment. As typed about earlier internet time does cost a fair whack in France. There is also a limit to how many visits one can make to the laundry in a week. All of the wireless access points in the immediate […]
Last year I wrote of the various physical atrocities my feet endured while walking the sweat soaked ground of South East Asia. I am glad to report my feet have got off lightly in France. My legs however have been ritually humiliated. It was during my last mounting of a bus seat that I thought […]
If you want an accurate yardstick on another country and your ability to converse with its population. Join a gym. Today being Sunday we thought it would be a good idea to visit the local fitness establishment and enquire about getting a limited membership. We preformed routine reconnaissance at approximately 8:30 am. The gym was […]
Found inside the palace grounds at Monaco. Nemo still teases me. I must be close to finding him. For this and other photos please feel free to look at the following link Intripcredible
The train ride from Antibes to Monaco is a beautiful one. The terracotta hillsides and turquoise ocean join to inspire just as they have for centuries. How often is a place exactly as you have imagined? Monaco was for me. The steepness of the streets and delicately placed buildings are incredible to behold. A lack […]
At 5AM in urban France a growling menace prowls the pavement. A mechanized menace but a brute all the same. Water trucks and cleaners hose the previous days refuse away before people rise. The bulk of this refuse is the product of one of Frances obsessions. The humble dog enjoys a privileged existence here. Meticulously […]
As you may have guessed internet access is a bit harder to source cheaply in this part of the world. Half an hour of internet at a cafe is about €2.50 which is a bit steep given the paralyzing affect the recession has had on the financial liquidity of my blog. Luckily the local Laundromat […]
With jet lag and/or the incessant indulging of food and alcoholic beverages still weighing heavily on our minds much of Antibes still remains a mystery. We did take a long walk down the coast this morning. It takes about half an hour to get down to the next port. There are some incredibly large yachts […]