La Riserva di Castel d'Appio Ventimiglia

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.

... have an amazing view from Colline du Chateau. On saturday (November 28) we had sunshine and 19 degrees (end of November) and I was even swimming in the sea (15 gegrees), on sunday, November 29 we had rain and thunderstorms so that caused a delay of the plane of three hours. Best breakfast in town you find in "Les pains a tables" close to the market. Nice is a city I´d love to visit once a year minimum.....

It is Sunday and very wet and miserable here in Antibes. Quite a change from the glorious day we had yesterday. Ideal for computer work in fact... (Except that then things didn't pan out as planned and it is now Monday)

It wasn't my intention to have an entry before my departure but the response to my initial circular has been so overwhelming that I feel it merited an ...

... if we want to via a plug in the side of Scooby. We've only hooked up to mains twice and found that we can charge all our gadgets from the leisure battery without running out of power. Laptop, Camera, phone, iPod, eBook and GPs. The fridge goes 3 ways off Mains when plugged in, off battery when the car is running and off gas when stationary. Mad Mary We have a GPS with EU maps installed. She was christened Mad Mary by the previous owner due to her sometimes ...

... curly so it really isn't surprising that accidents are a regular occurrence.

Monaco is the world's second smallest country (after Vatican City) less than 2 square km, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in decadence! Streets are manicured, lavish hotels and casinos line the waterfront, and the harbour is chock a block with gigantic, plush boats.

Once we arrived we visited the Palais du Prince (or ...

... towels...ahhh it was wonderful. We even had a towel warmer in the bathroom and a separate toilet!!!! Also a mini fridge and a tv which had a whopping two english speaking channels, so we were finally able to watch the news...

Our hotel also had a day spa section. We decided to cap off our extravagant weekend with some more splurge, a 1hr massage each! It also included half an hour to use the jacuzzi and steam room. It hurt the bank account, but it was worth every penny! By ...

... to ask us to move on. Surprising he calls me over with a smile, I obviously oblige. He tells me in his broken English the tunnel to Cuneo is closed due to large amounts of snow. Great. We decide to head into the city and try and get a train before it gets too dark. A 40 minute walk and a 3 hour wait around only results in a cancelled train. We have no transport and no where to sleep, then it starts raining. We find an internet caf ...

A weekend in Nice with Jason, Kate, Olly. Laura and Elise. It was beautiful. I kept looking for the beach we went to when I went in High School to Nice. We went parasailing and cooked dinner in the hotel. It was a beautiful feast. We played a card game of some sort and I may have been a little drunk one night. I didnt ...

... really in a authentic and non-tourists village in France. We sat and ate our salad lunch which we had brought in Nice listening the water rush by in the gorge far below us as we marvelled at the sight of this beautiful village. Words will not do this place justice, you need to walk through its tiny alleyways and up its steep stoned steps, past tiny doors and bridges and peoples houses filled with potplants, window boxes and washing to experience it yourself. (Although ...

... up of leggy models and icily beautiful screen stars, representative democracy seems a tad dull in comparison. However, the Prince possesses a wide range of executive powers that make him much more than just a figurehead. In 1962 he instituted a National Council elected by native Monégasques, just 16% of the population. As all laws must be passed by the Prince, the Council is mostly for show, and in a country without income tax there's very little to ...