Cannes, France

Cannes Travel Diary Cannes – does it need an introduction? I doubt it! I only made it over there once while I was staying on the Riviera, but it turned out to be one of my favorite cities. Above: Plage du Midi, Cannes I took the train from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Cannes on a June morning,

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Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France

Beaulieu-sur-Mer, where I almost got killed by an avocado – twice. And not because of my allergies. But more on that later. Beaulieu-sur-Mer is a very pretty little town on the other side [from Villefranche-sur-Mer] of the base of the Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat peninsula, only a short walk from Villefranche-sur-Mer. It’s small, quiet, and chic, with luxury

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Antibes to Juan-les-Pins: A Walk Around Cap d’Antibes

Walking Antibes to Juan-les-Pins As I mentioned in a previous post, Antibes turned out to be one of my favorite places on the Riviera, and on my last visit, I went to walk the Cap d’Antibes peninsula from Antibes to Juan-les-Pins. The weather was perfect; sunny, warm, and just gorgeous. After a delicious breakfast in

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Antibes, France

Antibes Travel Diary Antibes is a super cozy, smallish and easily walkable town with cute shops, sandy beaches, amazing views, and LOTS of yachts, The Port Vauban Marina is the largest yachting harbor in Europe and there’s everything from “smaller” luxury yachts to gigantic mega-yachts with helicopters on board. If you like yacht-spotting, Antibes is

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Villefranche-sur-Mer, France

As I mentioned in a previous post, a few years ago, I was lucky enough to spend 2 months in Villefranche-sur-Mer, walking, exploring, and photographing the French Riviera. Almost 30 years earlier, I had been on a bus that drove through the town; it was so pretty and I remember thinking, I’d love to come

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Two Months on the French Riviera

A few years ago, I was lucky enough to spend two months photographing on the French Riviera. I stayed in Villefranche-sur-Mer and I chose it as my home base for a couple of reasons: One was that in 1991, I was studying in Aix-en-Provence and one day, we went on a trip to Grasse and

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Turquoise Water: New Prints from France

Turquoise water so bright it doesn’t look real! What a winter it has been! So much colder, snowier, rainier and stormier than last year. And this last stretch is always the worst! Time to trade that winter blues for Mediterranean hues! 🙂 I just released two new prints from France that I photographed from the

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Love Is In The Air

Love is in the air at La Plage de l’Hôtel Amour in Nice, France. 🙂 I personally fell in love with the cool turquoise and pink neon sign that sits over the entrance to the beach club and thought it would make a perfect print for above the bed, or to give as a Valentine’s

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