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The Transavia Model

in Travel by Mike Meade
There are low cost airlines - and then there are low cost airlines. Since the birth of no-frills services over 20 years ago, discount carriers have gradually tweaked their offers to accommodate the needs of niche markets within the low cost model. Companies like easyJet and Ryanair give little more for your money than the right to plunk your bum on one of their… Read More

Top Doctor - Daniel Benchimol

in Profiles of Residents by Patrick Middleton
Most anglophones living here are impressed by French doctors but the media make it clear that a lot of those men and women in white coats aren’t happy. To find out more meet Daniel Benchimol, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in Nice. Professor Daniel Benchimol is Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in NiceDiscontent for some seems to begin in the first year of… Read More

The “Sadist In A Black Hat” Bows Out

in Eye on France by Riviera Reporter
Nice, in the time of Jacques Médecin and after, had a reputation as a centre of political and economic corruption. Elisabeth Guigou, as socialist Minister of Justice, concluded that too many of the niçois behaved as if the city was “not really part of France”. In 1999 she approved the appointment of Eric de Montgolfier as Nice’s prosecutor, telling him his job… Read More

Does 'Maman' Know Best?

in Eye on France by Riviera Reporter
Pamela Druckerman has a Masters of International Affairs from Columbia University, and trained in improvisational comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade and Chicago City… More...

Rotterdam

in Travel by Mike Meade
Mike Meade on that other city in Holland I wasn’t expecting anything like Amsterdam but that’s not what I got. I was expecting a dingy port yet that’s not what I got either.… More...

British Airways, the legacy option

in Travel by Mike Meade
British Airways has been flying to and from Nice since 1946. Now 66 years later, more Gatwick flights are added to their Nice-London routes. British Airways' French Director,… More...

Setting up Auto Entrepreneur status

in Business by Karen Armstrong
Is it really so easy? “It’s so easy, and you can do it online in ten minutes,” she said. I was dubious; after all, this woman was a prospective employer with a desire to… More...

Amsterdam - Canals, Cannabis and Culture

in Travel by Mike Meade
Mike Meade explores the Netherlands’ principle city The chain smoking Flemish balladeer Jacques Brel once sang of decrepitude, booze and whores “dans le Port d’Amsterdam”.… More...

Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours

in Doing It in France by Patrick Middleton
And what about “them next door” in France? Patrick Middleton reports. René, an elderly retiree, had lived in the same Strasbourg apartment block for some twenty years. None… More...

Gimme lakes! Gimme islands! Göteborg

in Travel by Mike Meade
Sweden's second city isn't a place you'd normally think of for a short getaway but Mike Meade gave it a try. Because the Riviera is a popular holiday destination with a large… More...

Facts about the Var

in Visiting the Riviera by Riviera Reporter
The department of the Var was named after the river that runs into the Mediterranean just west of Nice where Nice Côte d'Azur airport now is. The department extended as far… More...

Joan of Arc - mystery woman

in Eye on France by Riviera Reporter
Was she hiding something and what else don’t we know? Your average Dupont doesn’t know much about France’s national heroine ... except that she was “burnt by the English”.… More...

From The Prom’ To Prague

in Travel by Mike Meade
Closer to Nice than London, Prague is a fascinating destination. Mike Meade recently visited the capital of Bohemia and the Czech Republic Prague offers a refreshing change… More...

Le Negresco: A Nice Centennial

in Visiting the Riviera by Nancy Heslin
For nearly 100 years, visitors have flocked to the Le Negresco hotel, the famous Belle Époque landmark that graces the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. For some, a photo with… More...

The Business of Education

in Education and Learning by Nancy Heslin
The Educational Consultant, essential for your childrens' futures. Things have changed in the years since I applied for university in Canada some years back. This became… More...

Marriage in France for non-French citizens

in Doing It in France by Riviera Reporter
Civil ceremony You will need to visit the Etat Civil at the mairie of the town in which you wish to be married so that a file in your names can be set up. You do not have to… More...

What is PMU?

in Doing It in France by Riviera Reporter
On Friday the 13th... or any other day, The French like to try their luck. Pari Mutuel Urbain (pmu.fr) was founded in 1930 as a racing authority for horse betting in France.… More...

Attitudes to Friday the thirteenth

in Doing It in France by Riviera Reporter
Two down, one to go Back in January we had a Friday the 13th; in 2012 there were two more to come, in April and July. Three is the maximum number of days with that date… More...

Bar sur Loup on October 7 - not to be missed!

in Visiting the Riviera by Karen Hockney
Journée de Nature et Partage There are many fetes and markets which take place across the region throughout the year but the ‘‘Journée de Nature et Partage’’ held in le Bar… More...

DVT : Flying without dying

in Travel by Patrick Middleton
Patrick Middleton (who’s had it) takes a realistic look at Deep Vein Thrombosis The scare over DVT, as Deep Vein Thrombosis is usually called, has blown up over the few… More...

Pierre Gruneberg : in the swim

in Profiles of Residents by Riviera Reporter
While praise for the new pool safety legislation in France is merited, the issue of safety in the water extends beyond simply safeguarding your pool. Learning how to swim… More...

Bees and how to deal with them

in Outdoors and Nature by Riviera Reporter
The future of honey bees is something the Reporter has touched upon from time to time. They not only provide us with honey but, more importantly, they pollinate our gardens… More...

France's disappearing pharmacies

in Eye on France by Riviera Reporter
“Funny ... I thought there was a pharmacy on that corner”. So what’s happening to those green crosses? Well, that pharmacy on the corner – like 125 other officines across… More...

Applying for a French work permit as a non-EU

in Expat Issues by Riviera Reporter
This applies to non-EU citizens : Americans, Canadians, Australians, South Africans, etc. The following is to be used as a guideline and is in no way a guarantee of being… More...

Comfy at home

in Expat Issues by PJ Heslin
It’s certainly not breaking news that Americans don’t like to travel abroad. According to the US Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, only 30% of Americans – the US has a… More...

VPN : UK or US internet in France

in Expat Issues by Riviera Reporter
Virtual Private networking gives access to UK and US television and other media to expats everywhere. It really works! Here's how. Even for a well-integrated expat there are… More...

Bedbugs are back...

in Health, Welfare and Fitness by Patrick Middlerton
... and difficult to get rid of. Maybe a beagle could help. Normally, no larger than an apple pip, a feeding bedbug can swell up as it ingests a quantity of blood equivalent… More...

Obligatory Alcohol tests on the way

in Motoring by Riviera Reporter
As of July 1, motorists and users of motor bikes must have a mandatory breath test with them. Under a decree published this week, the lack of possession is punishable by a… More...

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