Nice Travel Blogs

My first bird's eye view of Nice from the plane's window has left me quite impressed of how large this resort is. Of course, its not a resort, as a later found out, but a fully fledged city with half a million inhabitants and then the tourists... lots of those as well. My reason for visi…

For those of you hanging on the edge of your seats, I did make it to Nice, France. I was up and exploring by 8 AM despite not getting to my hotel until 1 AM. Today's weather would have been perfect if not for the high winds.- The dropoff zone at the Nice airport is called "Kiss and Fly"- Promenade …

  the grand dame of cote d'azur.....has glorious architecture a superb palm-lined Promenade des Anglais and access to truly beautiful villages. The water is a deep blue and the hills are a light beige, the sun , the sea , the laid-back affable nicois, the italianate facades of modern Nic…

Now we were looking forward to a few great days including amazing impressions and more challenging trips through the mountains in France.   You sometimes have this feeling that not everything will go as well as wished and hoped. Of course, you keep your fingers crossed that you just had a b…

I woke up late this morning.  Yes, I was out late with Cindy.  It was an interesting night.  I think I returned to my hotel at 5 or 6 in the morning.  Anyway, I'll talk about meeting Cindy for the first time and my night out.  I took an hour nap before meeting my friend.&nb…

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Sorry I’m running a day behind with my blogs but I’m going to see if I can get two done today. Nice has just been a whirlwind of fun and it’s hard to stay still long enough to type. Yesterday morning, May 28, I woke up with no plans whatsoever, one of the best feelings out there. I ran into P…

We got up early today in order to get a full day of sightseeing in.  We decided we would go walk around Old Nice and also go to Monte Carlo to see all the lavish yachts.  We were very proud of ourselves because this was the first day in Nice where we did not have any problems figuring out…

Oh to be able to communicate, it's a wonderful thing. As soon as I see beaches and palm trees I think RICH. But when I was asking the owner of the hostel some questions about the area, she described Monaco as the rich area. Here is the difference between Nice and Monaco: Nice is rich and Monaco is …

Today we decided to stay in Nice and explore the city. My room was only 30 euros for the night and breakfast was included. I met some people at the breakfast room, including two ladies from ottawa. I was giving them travel advice for the area as if I was a pro at this :) I met Marissa at the …

5 days in Nice and Monaco. Beautiful nature. Sun and snow. Mountains, sea. Great food.

On our last day of sightseeing the drivers were still on strike so we got the one and only train as far as Menton, near the Italian border.  The little train station is surrounded by mandarin trees, all in full fruit and glorious in their colour against the nearby hills.  Today we ju…

Montpellier - the best city for students in France!! Vivid, close to the ocean, relaxed atmosphere, great location for trips either to Spain or other sites in France. If u have the Chance visit this area .. . its a lot better than the Côte d'Azur where even the waiters are arrogant and you will have a hard time finding a real French

driving by car from Rome to Nice in the night is a tough job... people drive like mads in the tunnels... tunnel after tunnel after tunnel after tunnel... gps all the time loosing contact an saying so.... but... the finish is rewarding.... Nice... beautiful nice.....Nice is not just nice... ;-) but …

This is more of a filler than anything, but the last day in Nice was very relaxing too - and I'm very glad I did it.  Late that evening I caught an overnight train up to Paris, to spend 4 days there.  By this time, I was doing much better with my french!