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ok, it was more "collecting a new country" than being really interested in Monaco. Strange, when you go there from Nice airport by bus it costs you 18 € one way, when you go from Nice bus terminal it costs 1 € one way. Monaco is a very clean city. I have never seen so many big and expensive cars. I saw the casino and the castle. Nice, but not spectacular.

I know I always write the same...great weather, such a nice city, good food....but I have to say that Nice was a (very) big surprise for me, I can say that it is my favourite city in Europe (ok, number 2 after Lisbon). You have the mountains, the Cote dŽAzur (when you see the water you know why the name is Cote dŽAzur), the market with fresh vegetables, fruits, honey, oil, soap, you have great restaurants ...

... Not only have the donations received already far exceeded my expectations, but the kind words and general interest and support that I have received have been amazing. So thank you all. It is all very much appreciated and I can't believe that between us we really will change these little lives. It is my motto here in Antibes, but this is the ultimate "think globally; act locally ...

Keeping Clean... the shower offensive Scooby is only the size of a delivery van... 4.8m Long and 2.3m Wide... fits snuggly into a shopping car park space. Height is not an issue as he is 2.6m tall so plenty of room for us shorties! The point is that space on the inside is at a premium, so the shower is "cosy"... but it does the job. Best of all we have a gas water boiler so the water is HOT HOT HOT!! We need to fill up our water tank every few days as there is only enough ...

... other spots in Europe, here we didn't need to wear our polar fleeces...) we decided to extend our stay to include the weekend and spoilt ourselves with a stay in a 4 star hotel right near the beach! Its our first splash out since we started and would you believe it was almost in budget!!! Guess the off-season thing really applies here. Its a bit sad that we haven't come here in summer as its a bit chilly still, particularly when the sea breeze comes up. We've been very jealous of the 30 ...

... still overcast and cloudy all day. Stee had some work he want to get caught up on so he stayed aboard for the rest of the evening, but I got the girls to go with me to explore parts of the old town and to see if we couldn't find a nice little place for a few beers. None of our guests had packed jackets since they didn’t expect the weather to be bad. Fortunately, the yacht had a selection of really nice ...

... with Emily a little bit longer after McDonalds, but we made our way back to the hostel soon after because we were getting tired. Anyways, the three of us who were already there decided to go to the store and pick up some food we could cook in the hostels kitchen. We made pasta and added cheese and tomatoes. I decided that the cutting board I had used with dirty, so I ended up not eating any tomatoes. Michael, Bre and Tahvia got in a little bit later and I'm pretty ...

... a bus-a bargain at 1 Euro ($1.64) for the 45 min. trip. Winding my way around the scenic hills reminded me of Tuscany. All the flowers & trees are in full bloom & the colors were spectacular. I had a private tour of the museum & factory & they kindly allowed me to take all the photos I desired. Since today is Sat., no one was working but it was still worthwhile. One interesting area was the "perfume organ", so called because it resembles the keyboard of a ...

Here are some interesting things about France that simultaneously drive me crazy and make me laugh: *Decimals and commas--they mean the opposite of each other here, so at the fromagerie that piece of cheese costs 2,50. *The way they count on their hands--they always start with the thumb, so Gille my cooking class teacher holds out his thumb to demonstrate we have to put 1 egg in the dough. And in class my teacher uses her thumb all the time. I kept thinking she was giving us the ...

Well hello! Haha, the sun here is great. Last night i met a gril in my hostel named Megan. She is from BC, and is working as a Nanny type person right on the border of france and switzerland. Today we went to Cannes, which is a city just outside of Nice and went to the beach. It was great fun. Hopfully next thursday is plans go well we are going to meet up again ...