Travel Blogs from Monaco, Monaco
lifestyles of the rich and famous
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 ...
Expensive cars and a race track!
... 2 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 ...
Monte Carlo
... sticker and went on again. We went around a couple of times trying to find the motorway to Genova (which they spell Genes). Monaco is only about 3 kilometers square and has a population of around 30,000 and its residents don't pay any income tax. ...
You got 2 know when 2 hold 'em, know when 2 fold
... but again no luck, we had to console ourselves with photos and it was closed so we didnt even get to peek inside! Not solely a place to find a rich man, Monaco is also gorgeous. Shame those men weren't, but the checking out the bay would have to ...
Day Trip to Monte Carlo, Monaco
... , 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
... 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 ...
Monaco by day
Tristan and Peggy spent the day in Monaco...they took the train from Cannes and walked there for hours, they seem to have liked it very much...a few days earlier, the city was made even more famous with “the” wedding of the Prince and his ...
The wild boar of France
... 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 ...
... 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
... 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 ...
Adieu le Français et Monaco!
On the way to Verona, we stopped in Monte Carlo/Monaco. Monaco is a tiny country on the coast of France. It is a well known gathering place for rich and famous people and their yachts. Many successful people have Monaco as their residence because it is a ...
The rich and the famous
... half live in Monaco! We set out early from our roadside sleeping spot (great view but very noisy!) and headed into Monaco, a small (2 km square) Principality, nestled on the coast of France. We headed straight to the Marina in the hope that ...
Craps in Monte Carlo & My Craps Education
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!
... we took a sack lunch provided by the College to take with us. They provided the lunches because it was outrageously so expensive in Monaco for anything. We arrived in monaco after an hour or so and took our sack lunches with us to watch the changing of ...
Monaco
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 ...
Trois Hamburger
... . We were formally introduced to our bus driver today, il s'appelle Peter. Our first jaw dropping sight today was the wonderful city of Monaco. We walked around and took a train tour of the city of Monte Carlo, where we were informed on the history of the ...
Married.... maybe.....
... 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!
Don't have anything to write about, Just wanted to add the location to the ...
Monte Carlo, Monaco
... bottom of the country (the sea) to the top. (okay, that's not much to brag about since the country is so small). Monaco reminds me of a big mall with several floors. While planning where to book a hotel online I couldn't find where the train station ...
Ferrari's and fun in Monaco
Of Cannes, St Tropez and Monaco it was the latter that won the prestige of a day trip from from the Betts. However between the laid back Bett gene (Dan) and the 'Draper Standard Time (15 minutes late for the majority of my life) gene (Nel) our day trip ...
Monte Carlo Casino - Living the High Life
... 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 ...
Monte Carlo
... 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 ...
My Birthday
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 ...
a lil gambling anyone?
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
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, ...
Monaco, País dos Casinos e F1
... de pneus e tirei uma foto minha do outro lado. Depois de passar pelos principais pontos do trajeto, continuei passeando por Monaco, a cidade é muito bonita, devido ao relevo existem várias escadarias, túneis e pontes. Depois ...
Monte Carlo, Monaco
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 ...
Monoco and Princess Grace
... leave flowers for the princess and a number of stores carried pictures of her and Prince Albert. Another interesting fact about Monaco, it is the most photographed and secure country on earth. When entering the country every vehicle is photographed ...

