Explore · Jemma - French Lessons Côte d’Azur Homecoming for a Poodle August 8, 2016Contributor blog post by Jemma: “Just borrow a dog for a few hours,” a Toronto friend once told me as I contemplated future stories for this blog. It was a sure-fire way to dig more deeply here, as I do for this site (which – bonjour, New Subscribers! – aims to bring you a snapshot …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Provencal Recipes · Villages Towns and Cities Nice, France 10 Must-See Places When Visiting the French Riviera City May 27, 2024Thankfully, “gap year” was not something I had ever heard of when I was in school. Otherwise, I would have lobbied to spend a year, or a lifetime, in Europe. Instead, I followed the traditional and well-beaten path, graduating and then travelling through Europe on a Eurail pass for as long as possible, spending the …Continue Reading
Explore · Locals Travel Tips · Mary Kay Seales Top 10 Day Trips Around Nice a French Riviera Guide January 28, 2019Day Trips Around Nice Time’s a Wasting! Stop Dreaming & Start Packing for your Summer 2019 Trip to the French Riviera If you’re a regular to the French Riviera, then you already know that the hip city of Nice with seven kilometres of beaches makes a great base for exploring all that this area of …Continue Reading
Explore · Locals Travel Tips · Paul Shawcross Nissa la Bella – Paul Shawcross favourite places in beautiful Nice February 27, 2018Must-See Nice Fabulous Nice lies along the shores of Baie des Anges at the eastern end of Provence, on what English speakers call the French Riviera but which the French know as the Côte d’Azur. The English aristocracy discovered its delights during the early Victorian era but the secret eventually got out and the Riviera …Continue Reading