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Happy 2012! Writing this from a rather grey and wet Cannes, the festivities all seem a distant memory and the prospect of the January diet all rather too close to home.  So what will 2012 bring to the property market … Continue reading →

… according to a Lloyds TSB survey published yesterday. Against the current economic backdrop, new research raises concerns that many wealthy people are considering leaving the UK. Some 36% of people with more than GBP250,000 of savings and investments would … Continue reading →

Out today, we hear that holiday home buys by Brits have increased by around 50,000 from 2006 to 2010 according to a new report by an international property consultancy.   The survey, jointly produced by a sales agency and a … Continue reading →

It is always such fun to go to the large food market in Cannes – there’s nothing to eat which cant be bought there and the taste is delicious. Visitors always ask why the fish section is next to the … Continue reading →

(with thanks to HM of Riviera Times) Already it is illegal in enclosed public spaces in France and now it looks as if smokers could be outlawed from lighting up on beaches up and down the French Riviera, as well … Continue reading →

Thought you might like to consider the figures for Nice airport – just out today.  Traffic was up 9.6% for the first half of 2011.  And, interestingly, July 2011 was the busiest month EVER – in the history of Nice … Continue reading →

What terrible and frightening news every day this week about the rioting and damage throughout the UK.  My daughter tells me it is now calm across London but of course we are concerned that it has not been totally stopped … Continue reading →

My husband, Burton Gintell, is the President of The American Club of the Riviera, and we noticed just how many states from which Americans have travelled to be here. The Americans we know here hail from New York, California, Wisconsin, … Continue reading →

The cover article in this week’s “L’Express magazine” in France is “111 REASONS TO BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FRANCE” What great publicity! We are all proud to be living here and part of this Country. The reasons include politics, tourism, culture, … Continue reading →