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CANNES – do they let ordinary people in?
Just plain folks who’ve spotted someone special. It makes anyone go a bit silly. Mevrouw T and I have never been to Cannes at film festival time. I’ve been waiting to be nominated for the Palme d’Or...
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WE’RE SURPRISED HOW MUCH WE LIKE THIS PLACE
Luxury yachts and a crowded beach. All the things we’re supposed to hate in a resort town. We Australians don’t visit France’s Côte d’Azur for its beaches. We don’t like paying to sit on a deckchair or...
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FIVE LITTLE ADVENTURES IN TOULOUSE –
La Ville Rose (the Pink City) surprises us. Although it’s France’s fourth largest town, (see below for numbers 1-3*) Toulouse was just a place to pass through on our way to hike in the lovely...
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A FRENCH TOWN THAT’S ON THE NOSE
La Place aux Aires. Pleasant even for those who can’t smell it. I’ve just discovered that I have little or no sense of smell. I can’t even distinguish marijuana from whisky in a sniff-off at the...
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BEST ONE WEEK WALK IN EUROPE – the pictures
Crossing the Lac des Vaches, with the Grande Casse in the background. I’d done parts of this walk before – along the GR5 and the GR55, but this was the first time I’ve tackled the whole six-day Tour...
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TWO SWISS HOTSPOTS – it’s no surprise which I prefer.
It’s thrilling to see the Matterhorn for the first time, though I didn’t have it to myself. I once wrote that to qualify for ‘Most Beautiful Place I’ve Been‘, there should be no crowds, and it should...
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SIX OF THE BEST – Historic Swiss Hotels
The biergarten of Romantik Hotel Sonne, Küsnacht, by the lake near Zurich ‘Historic’ need not mean faded glory. These hotels combine spectacular locations with character, fascinating stories…and modern...
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