Monaco Travel Blogs

lifestyles of the rich and famous
Oct 28, 2007 (60 photos)

Day 11 Monaco - 28 October 2007 Pete got up fairly early and was out on deck as we approached and then amazingly reversed in to the port right in the centre of Monte Carlo. Al woke to the spectacular sight of Monte Carlo as he sat up in bed and ...

You got 2 know when 2 hold 'em, know when 2 fold
Apr 8, 2004 (1 photos)

... to the bar! I tried to make my own fortune but for some reason didnt win millions on the $1 slot machines. We dressed up for Monaco, even though we didnt go in the fancy Casino we felt obliged to try and keep up with the locals (Im sure my outfit from ...

Expensive cars and a race track!
Sep 25, 2005 (17 photos)

... months after all - haha ;-P All good though coz i'm loving it! Alright its such a male thing to do but i made us walk the Monaco F1 circuit! haha, was really wierd seeing it like this as i've raced on this in car racing games all my life and seen in on ...

Day Trip to Monte Carlo, Monaco
May 13, 2008 (12 photos)

... , we went to the train station and caught a train to Monaco. As you surely know by now, I have a fascination with small countries. Monaco is the second smallest country in the world next to the Vatican City. When we arrived, they had set up for the Grand ...

Money Money Money
Aug 7, 2008 (20 photos)

... onlookers staring in awe. I often waved to give the impression that I might be famous or something.   Just walking around Monaco you become aware that there is a silly amount of money in this tiny little country. From the $1 million application fee ...

The wild boar of France
Aug 2, 1998

... of a fire as the battery was arcing, but once fixed, away we went. First towards Perpignan and then onwards in the direction of Monaco. We were slightly behind schedule now, so we figured a long drive into the night would help. At 02:30 in the morning, I ...

Perpignan changing trains in cerbere on the ...
May 2, 2001

... scanning for topless beauties. Unfortunately the only boobs he saw resembled those in that infamous scene from "Something About Mary". MONACO Anyone who has been to Monaco will know that it is not well suited to backpacking - firstly there is ...

Monaco
Aug 19, 2008

Monaco was rather overrated. Wasn't really anything to do. It is the world's most densely populated sovereign country, and the world's smallest French-speaking country. High mountains rose up behind the petite city and the azure Mediterranean stretched out ...

Money-Co
Oct 28, 2002

... if you have the money, which if you live here, you do. The one word that comes to mind when I think of Monaco is extravagance. We walked through the Italian Marble train station and hopped back onto the a train back to normal Nice. Corrine, Anne, ...

Monaco
May 17, 2005

... restricted to the question of tax laws - Monaco refuses to tax French residents or French companies with their headquarters in Monaco. Modern Mongasque history is inseparable from that of its current ruler. Born in 1923, Prince Rainier III acceded to ...

Monte Carlo
Aug 9, 1995

Monte Carlo

Craps in Monte Carlo & My Craps Education
Sep 23, 2009 (1 photos)

Craps in Monte Carlo I played Craps in Monte Carlo again. We were at a min. 10 euro table with x2 odds with 1,000 euros each. I was the shooter when we got to the table and I rolled an 8, 4, 5, 6. At this point I could see that everyone at the table ...

Monaco
Apr 23, 2005 (5 photos)

So today Megan and I went to Monaco on the train. I guess it wasn't what i expected but it was still good. It didn't help that the weather wasn't all that great, it had rained earlier in the morning so it was a cloudy day, but luckily there was no rain ...

Married.... maybe.....
May 14, 2006

... say is i am getting married in Monaco! Or at least honeymooning there. It is the most spectacular area i have ever seen. Monaco (which i didnt realise at the time was a whole other country!) Was gorgeous. and Rusty was heaven because we drove through the ...

Just wanted to add the location to the map!
Sep 14, 2009

Don't have anything to write about, Just wanted to add the location to the map!

Monte Carlo Casino - Living the High Life
May 26, 2006

... the ocean. Because the streets are practically almost on top of each other. So we gave up and eventually found the street that the Monaco Grand Prix drives on. It looked like it was getting set up, so maybe it is soon? We didn't know these things were ...

Money - lots of it
Oct 10, 1999

... 't go through what we did today, step by step, because it's a pretty boring story of bus stops and train stations, but Monaco is a different tale.  We got a coach ride there and spent the day walking around and gawking at the vulgar display of money.& ...

Monte Carlo
Jul 4, 2005 (4 photos)

... and the grand prix circuit. I managed to eat the nicest ice cream ever (well it should have been for the amount I paid!). Monaco was great, however we both felt a little out of place in our sandals with our backpacks among the casinos and Gucci boutiques!

My Birthday
Aug 7, 2009 (3 photos)

Right now we are sailing to Turkey, Aug 11 about 6;30pm and I thought i'd go back a few days and write about what we did on my 40th birthday.  We got up extra early as I had a tee time at the monte carlo golf club at 8am.  We took a taxi to the golf course ...

a lil gambling anyone?
Jun 14, 2007

A day trip to Monte Carlo for a little gambling sounds like a plan! Monaco was so beautiful! An aristocratic little country perched on a mountain overlooking the Mediterranean. (Unfortunately, the Nice transportation system isn't as friendly as we ...

Not the full monte
Nov 10, 2009 (9 photos)

Up early as it was a spectacular sunrise - full of pinks and organges.  We wanted to hit McWifi before we entered Italy but we did not find one until later in the day in Menton.  Before that we drove the coast road through Nice and Monte Carlo, ...

Monte Carlo, Monaco
Jun 27, 2008

I had in port manning today and stayed on the ship in Monte Carlo, Monaco.  I wasn't completely sad about it, I was tired of big cities after my tiring jaunt around crowded and noisy Barcelona.  Don't get me wrong, I'm having a blast and am ...

Monte Carlo
Jul 11, 2006

Got off the train in Monte Carlo on our way from Cinque Terre to Cannes. BEWARE!!! There is NO place to leave baggage in the Monte Carlo train station. There is a hotel 10 minutes away that will let you leave it, but just make it a day trip and don't ...

A playground for the rich and famous - Monaco!
Aug 26, 2009

... wealth of the Monte Carlo Casino and the Café de Paris, for example. Jen and I arrived in front of the Monaco Cathedral, a grand structure and snapped a quick photo before ambling down to the Oceanographic Museum and Aquarium. The aquarium held an array of ...

Monaco
Apr 13, 2005 (2 photos)

Morrocco is one awesome little place. Scenery is just beautiful, houses are the biggest I have ever seen. It so exclusive it only lets 25 new citizens a year in, these people must put down a deposit of 1 million Euro's, not to get back!! That counts ...

Monaco Pin
Mar 29, 2007

Monaco Pin

Monaco Went Into Prince's Home......
Jul 22, 2009

After another Cain clears out the hotel buffet we took bus 100 to Monoco.  Bus churned its way thought the coastal towns, full of villas, palm trees, cactuses and gorgeous blue waters.  Got off at the Grace kELLY GARDENS FULL OF FOUNTAINS AND ...

Monaco
Jul 25, 2005

Well i bet you didn't see that coming!....we did'nt either but we were having trouble getting to Italy and we met some guys at the train staition doing the same thing kinda but they were going to Monte Carlo for the day so we just followed them (as you ...

Grand Prix de Monte Carlo!
May 25, 2008 (12 photos)

Not having the "je ne se qua" to spend $1500 for tickets to the actual race, we decided to travel to Monte Carlo on race day anyway, and it turned out to be a great day.  We took the train and arrived about 1 o'clock--the race was scheduled to begin ...

Monaco
Aug 2, 2009 (13 photos)

... . It took about 45 minutes and was all rocky and steep. We then stayed at the beach for a bit and then took the bus to Monaco, We took pictures of the Monte Carlo and went inside the lobbey but we didn't go in the casino because it costs 10 euros and we ...