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Monaco and Malta
What do Monaco and Malta have in common? They both start with an "M." Seriously though, they have very little in common except that I visited both of them during a vacation a few years ago. Both places...
48 commentsCocktails on the Cote D'azur - The French Riviera
Cocktails on the Cote D’Azur. Just saying it makes your mouth water. The French are not famous as cocktail drinkers, but there are two places in France that contradict this: Paris and the French Riviera...
5 commentsCollecting Casino Chips of Monte Carlo
It’s late night in Le Grand Casino de Monte Carlo and after almost 4 hours of a mixed casual and often spirited session of Baccarat, I managed to push myself away and make a somewhat unceremonious...
2 commentsMonte Carlo Rally
This year, Citroen's Sebastien Loeb has won the Rallye Monte Carlo. This is the 5th win for Loeb, which makes him the most successful driver ever in the event. Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena completed the...
6 commentsClassic Cars - Mini Cooper and Cooper S
It was in a 1071cc Cooper S that Paddy Hopkirk won the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally. But it was the 1275cc Cooper S which always received most attention from the Competition Department as it was the car with the most chance of not only a class win but winning an event overall. It was the 1275 Cooper S that won the Monte Carlo Rally in 1965, 1966 (disqualified), and 1967.
0 commentsMonaco - The French Riviera
The French Riviera – Monaco Monaco is a small Principality within the borders of France, on the French Riviera. There are two things to know about Monaco: It is beautiful It is expensive Monaco has...
0 commentsCelebrity watching on the French Riviera
The French Riviera – Celebrity watchingWhere are the best celebrity watching spots on the French Riviera? The most obvious spot is Cannes during the film festival. But, everybody and his grandmother is...
0 commentsMini Cooper Sport
The Mini Cooper was born in a race. In the mid 1950s, the Suez Canal crisis brought gas rationing back to Europe for the first time since the second world war. Rather than merely grumble, an unofficial...
1 commentThe Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix It was a cigarette manufacturer, Antony Nogues, who had the idea of staging a Grand Prix on the streets of the small but exclusive Principality of Monaco. The Race of the Hundred...
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