Blogs from Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe - page 3

So it’s out of Spain and back into France, the French Riviera to be exact. So it’s the first day in the French Riviera and the whole Contiki crew are heading into Nice for the day. Unfortunately I had to get a shot for my future travels to South America and I figured if I had to lose a day this would be the best time to do it, so I stayed back and decided to head into the local town of Antibes. Turns out a couple of other lads slept in and they were keen to head in to town for the day as well. Not to mention that Nick had done a little homework on this little town and discovered that there was an absinthe bar here. Awesome! So armed with our map we ... read more

The Cote Azur was really beautiful. As I mentioned in my last entry, I was based in Nice. Nice is one of the larger cities in France, around 300,000 people. From Nice there are many beautiful cities and towns which are easily accessible; it was hard to pick, but in the end I visited Antibes and Monaco. Antibes is west from Nice, not quite as far as Cannes. I took a bus ride there for 1 euro, it was economical, but intensely hot and stuffy. The ride took about two hours and after a late night of partying at Waynes bar, I was not feeling very comfortable. I opted for the train to return - only 20 minutes, air conditioned and 3.50 euros. Nice upgrade. I choose Antibes for several reasons: the Picasso museum, the sandy ... read more

Farewelled the Cinque Terra today. Location was great, accommodation good, breakfast very basic - we were spoilt in Rome and Siena! Headed up the coast and saw patches of snow. Surprising to see snow so close to the coast. The road along the Cinque Terra was very narrow but very picturesque. Finally joined the autostrade and then off we went. The road was very good but still narrow - so not ready for 130 kph yet. Passed some really interesting places but we decided to reach our destination ASAP - the daylight is short. Using the tom-tom has been great. Long drives for the kids but they coped well, and we have been listening to Roald Dahl stories on a CD set - that has been great. There is only so much Italian/French radio one can ... read more

Me voila enfin dans la region PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR (PACA). Apres 6 jours j'ai trouve le temps d'aller dans un cafe internet pour faire ce blog. J'ai choisi un clavier anglais apres avoir lutte avec le clavier francais. Mais malheureusement je ne trouve pas d''accents. Mes deux amies, N. et G. sont aussi bien arrivees et nous habitons avec 2 familles: N et moi avec une famille; G. avec une autre familles--toutes les deux tres geniales. On s'est tres bien installees--lits confortables, repas nourrissants et interessants. On est en classe chaque matin depuis mardi, toutes les 3 aux niveaux appropries. Ma prof est excellente--donne des cours animes et interessants. Notre classe est composee de 8 personnes: chacun d'un pays different: Russie, Allemagne, Romanie, Austalie, Irlande, Italie, et Canada (moi). J'ai du m'habituer a ecouter des accents varies, ... read more

So it's probably about time for my next travelpost. It's been a funny time since I did the Turkey trip. The work situation hasn't been great with only a couple of days of work each two weeks, the money from the Turkey trip is on the verge of running out. After the money came through for the Turkey trip I sat down and did myself a little budget and figured that at 250 euros a week I should have about 8 weekw worth of living expenses, not taking into account any small jobs I get. According to my calculations that money should have lasted me up till the 17th of August... I wonder what happened. Anyway I can't say I haven't made the most of my time over here. At the start of the summer there ... read more