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  Day 3298 (Friday) 19 th June 2026 This is Fort Alban in Villefranche And this is Plage Passable in Saint-Jean Cap-Ferrat. It was another glorious sunny day and we went to the port in Beaulieu to have lunch in the new café. It was a lovely place to sit and people-watch and it was quite busy. I love these whale’s tail benches. and these pointus.  I was quite surprised to see this tsunami evacuation sign. We shared a chicken tenders and chips washed down with a coke. Beaches in France are public by law, so why are there so many private ones? A private section of beach in Nice, southern France. Photo: Valery Hache/AFP The law in France states beaches belong to the public, yet on many parts of the coast, especially the French Riviera, much of the pristine sand has been privatised. Over half of the beaches in Italy (and often all the best ones) are private and you have to pay to get on them, and there are so many private beaches in Greece now that a ‘ beach towel revolt’ kicked o...
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  Day 3297 (Thursday) 18 th June 2026 This is La Tete Carree in Nice (a library) lit up for the world cup football  and this is Eze Village.   It was another beautiful sunny day and we went down to the square for lunch in Bobby’s. There was yet another cruise ship in the bay so town was full of Americans – they are so bloody loud! The French are living differently than the rest of the world. Written by Celine Flores. The French are iconic for living differently than the rest of the world, there’s a certain  je ne sais quoi  about the people, their culture and their lifestyle. Known as classy people with one of the most romantic languages, their signature lifestyle we find so fascinating boasts the best designer brands, wines, cheeses, perfumes and architecture in the world. As an American expat living in Paris, there have been certain habits and customs I’ve had to lay down in order to welcome new ones that I discovered in my adopted country. Throughout th...
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  Day 3296 (Wednesday) 17 th June 2026 This is Cannes and this is Petite Afrique in Beaulieu.  It would appear that France is about to get a heatwave but the south of France will be rescued from it, read on… France is about to be hit by an imminent heatwave: we explain why the French Riviera will be spared. A major heatwave, expected to begin between Wednesday and Thursday, will hit France for several days, although it will spare the Alpes-Maritimes and Var departments. We explain why "We can already describe this one as early, one of the earliest that France has experienced along with those of 2005, 2017, 2022 and 2025 ," he specifies. By widening the focus, the figures are striking: thus, from 1947 to 2010, France experienced 25 heat waves compared to 26 from 2011 to 2025. The Mediterranean to the rescue… For now According to models shared this Tuesday by the weather forecasting agency, from this Wednesday, the heat will intensify everywhere, between 30 ...
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