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Travel Blogs from Cannes
Day 16 - The Monte Carlo
... All of us were now getting very behind on our washing so we set off to try and find a laundromat and explore the coastal city. We took some tourist photos sticking our heads in the jack sparrow cut out and Todd in the Charlie's angels one too. We saw the building where Cannes film festival is held. We went to the beach to but part of the walkway was closed for something. It's strange that we only travelled like 30 mins on the train and we had ...
We return to the ancestral manse
... cars following a resident get bounced into the air as the cylinder reemerged from the hole in the pavement with a pneumatic hiss. The car’s undercarriage was pinned and the front of the car was held aloft in a humiliating display for all to see. Eventually the police would appear and make the cylinder retreat back into its hole, and sometimes a tow truck had to be called to drag away the car.
Meanwhile, the old men were still playing petanque on ...
Travel and People We've Met
... anniversary. They laughed and joked about whether they would do it all over again, then said yes, they would. We all four kept wondering where the years had gone, and so fast. My now very dear friend, Fraser Cole, from Travelpod, who has reached out and helped me when I got stuck trying to put this blog together and upload it for all of you. And, of course, our wonderful Madame Henry. Working in a high pressure ...
C'est La Vie!
... Bedoues, Aurillac and Uzerches. All offered lake and river swimming and stunning scenery. I do think sometimes that it’s preferable to the beach. Actually, we have been out here nearly five weeks and haven’t swum in the sea once!!
Observations of France:
We quickly discovered that roads and standards generally, deteriorated as we moved southwards. In the North and middle the roads are good and well-kept whereas in the South ...
Lifes a beach and then some
... long I thought I might join in and so I did. I am no high board diver and a drop of 5-6 feet holds some trepidation for me, I assure you. But if they can do it why can’t I??? For at least 46 good reasons I can think of but regardless, I did it. Three steps then silence. I missed the wave and dropped an additional 3 feet though it could have been a mile. Hit the water - Gosh it’s cold! Surfaced triumphant and a sinus full of ...
Location
Other places to stay in Cannes
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InterContinental Carlton Cannes
58 La Croisette, Cannes | 5 star hotelfrom $251- Luxury All the way
- Great rooms + Location, Mediocre service
- This is what first class is all about!
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Majestic Barriere Cannes
10 La Croisette, Cannes | 5 star hotelfrom $281- Grand Old Hotel
- Disappointment, small outdated rooms
- Not all it's cracked up to be
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Hotel Martinez
San Rafael, Cannes | 5 star hotelfrom $283- Pleasant hotel if your company picks up the tab
- Great location
- This is not Luxury.....
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JW Marriott Cannes
50 boulevard de la Croisette, Cannes | 5 star hotelfrom $258- The past or the future? who cares, it's fun.
- EXELLENT!!
- Great hotel, great location
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Novotel Cannes Montfleury
San Rafael, Cannes | 4 star hotelfrom $147- Très bon hôtel, petits déjeuners excellents !
- Un bon hôtel loin de la foule
- Great hotel excellent breakfast!
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Hotel Gray D'Albion
38, rue des Serbes, Cannes | 4 star hotelfrom $196- Cannes.Hotel Gray d'Albion.Décevant
- Not a 4 star hotel
- Fantastic
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Radisson Blu 1835 Hotel & Thalasso
San Rafael, Cannes | 4 star hotelfrom $204 -
Cannes Beach Residence
11 Ave Pierre Semard, Cannes | Hotel -
Cannes Palace Hotel
San Rafael, Cannes | 4 star hotelfrom $137 -
Suite Novotel Cannes Centre
San Rafael, Cannes | 4 star hotel$207 average -
Eden Hotel
San Rafael, Cannes | 4 star hotelfrom $140- Good Value, Professional and Clean. Recommended
- Not bad, but pretensions to "4-star boutique hotel" status are unjustified
- What a nice surprise....
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Park and Suites Prestige
San Rafael, Cannes | 3 star hotelfrom $147 -
3.14 Hotel
San Rafael, Cannes | 4 star hotelfrom $153 -
Pierre&Vacances Residence Cannes Beach
11 avenue Pierre Semard, Cannes | 3 star hotelfrom $80 -
Alliance Hotel Cannes Le Cannet
102 La Toison d'Or, Cannes | 3 star hotelfrom $105 -
Le Grand Hotel
45 boulevard de la Croisette, Cannes | 4 star hotelfrom $242 -
Mercure Cannes Mandelieu
6 allee des Cormorans, Cannes | 3 star hotelfrom $114 -
Avangani Resort Hotel
65, avenue du Docteur Picaud, Cannes | 3 star hotelfrom $123 -
Pv Residence Villa Franca
Avenue Wester Wemyss, Cannes | 3 star hotel -
Grand Hotel Mercure Croisette Beach Hotel
San Rafael, Cannes | 4 star hotelfrom $176 -
Campanile Cannes Mandelieu
Aerodrome de Cannes Mandelieu, Cannes | 3 star hotelfrom $89 -
Maeva Residence Cannes Verrerie
6 Rue de la Verrerie, Cannes | 3 star hotelfrom $89 -
BEST WESTERN Hotel Univers
San Rafael, Cannes | 3 star hotelfrom $101 -
Hotel Oxford
San Rafael, Cannes | 2 star hotelfrom $85 -
ResidHotel Les Coralynes
San Rafael, Cannes | 3 star hotelfrom $62 -
Residhotel Cannes Festival
107 avenue Francis Tonner, Cannes | 2 star hotelfrom $59