Nice, France

Nice, France Travel Diary Nice, France… where to begin? During my 2 months in Villefranche-sur-Mer, I went over to Nice a ton of times and absolutely fell in love with the city. I chose to stay in Villefranche because I was there to work, and I wanted more peace and quiet than you get in

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Walks in the French Riviera: Villefranche-sur-Mer to Nice

Walk from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Nice travel diary One of the many things I liked about Villefranche-sur-Mer was the location. It was so easy to get everywhere, both by public transportation and on foot. I often took the bus to Nice to shop for organic groceries, or just walk around and shoot, but every now and

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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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