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Monaco: The best of it all in one little country

A travel blog entry by aprillynnescott

Monaco was exciting! The landscape was unlike anything I've ever seen. The roads were narrow and winding and fun to drive, the food was simple and complex, the city was quaint and extravagant, full of nature and technology... Monaco is a contradiction.

The harbor is equally beautiful in the evening and during the day... the small sailboats line up along side luxury yachts and ...

Day 16 - The Monte Carlo

A travel blog entry by stephroberts

... just incase you missed that try have both now blown €25 on failure) Todd made money though he made €35 not knowing really what was happening and annoying a lady who had thousands on the table in chips. Todd and I made a dance to rub in our victory and meg and jake both have to deal with the guilt of wasting there money. It was an awesome experience and we learnt that jake has issues with gambling ( I had to drag him away literally :)) ...

We return to the ancestral manse

A travel blog entry by primaryendpoint

... gravel court just adjacent to the caf�. The thud and scrape of the metal balls, which we could hear from our house, sounded just the same.

We walked past the Caf� down the sloping narrow road to our old house, La Golondrina. The apt name means swallows; we had lots of them. We stood in front of the metal gate we’d opened hundreds of times to walk down the stone path to the house. But now we had no more right to do so than did any of the many tourists ...

Neanderthal man alive and well in France

A travel blog entry by bsb_adventures

... problem - no internet connection- unless you use an Orange hotspot. This is only available adjacent to the office. Monsieur et Madame decide to sign up, it's vital for banking and skyping relatives. Access is provided once Orange have all your card and account details. Monsieur reads his junk mail and suddenly realises that after only 3hrs usage, Orange have deducted �33.50 from the account!!! Orange is a French Company with the government a big ...

Bread and Chocolat

A travel blog entry by laurabonhard

... I was
thoroughly annoyed, mostly on principle, as the ticket was only one euro.
However, my day pass for 4 euro covered this trip. I questioned the driver but
he said the way down the mountain was not included on the ticket. Sorry, but
that’s absolute BS…. If I had more time/care I would have complained to somebody
higher up, but I wasted enough time stewing about it on the ride down that I
decided to let it go. The driver ...