We came across this company after meeting a client who had nothing but good things to say about the Villa Book. And as it’s our policy to pass good contacts onto our clients and friends, we thought this could be of interest to you all.
If you’re looking for a classy villa rental company on […]
Review by DENNIS BROADFIELD.
It’s a truism that frequent travellers of a hedonistic disposition know only to well. After the irksome, time consuming and agressive free-for-all that is part of the post 9/11 airport check-in and travel experience, there is a desire to spoil yourself upon your arrival in direct proportion to the horrors of the […]
Le Tire Bouchon - review by Kari Clouston
Located on rue de la Prefecture, the Old Town’s designated posh road, you can discover one of the areas most recommended restaurant - Le Tire Bouchon. Perfectly positioned with the glamorous Palais du Justice, 30 seconds to the left and Caprioglio’s family run ‘cave a vin’ 20 seconds […]
The financial Times in its weekend edition on Saturday the 3rd of November has concluded that Nice’s new tram way system (one of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe) has opened up whole swaths of Nice to the canny investor. Quoting founding director and CEO of Totally Riviera, Dennis Broadfield, the FT continues - “Broadfield […]
…So said Jimmy Saville in the 1980’s in a huge (although obviously low budget) TV ad campaign for British Rail.
But - unlike most of Britian’s current rail services - it seems Jimmy was early, by about 25 years. Only now are we really beginning to see some big, fast shiny developments in European rail travel […]
Colmiane Forest Adventure - review by Kari Clouston
If during the busy hot summers or cool spring, you’ve had enough of the wall-to-wall people on the beaches and you’ve little money left after all the excessive shopping then I recommend you keep €16.30 aside for some forest adventures north of Nice! For this economical total you […]
Safari Restaurant -
It’s very fashionable for the French in Nice to dismiss any restaurant on the Cours Saleya, because, they say with a slightly superior expression, that this famous stretch of restaurants and markets in the Old Town is only for tourists. Like all sweeping generalisations there is a kernel of truth to what they […]
Papayou Restaurant – review by Dennis Broadfield.One of my favourite restaurants in the Old Town, Papayou, is just around the corner from our office and is owned and run by two of the nicest restaurateurs in Nice. Thierry Broguet and Mariana Bagni travel widely when they shut their restaurant over winter, and have fallen in […]
I’m not sure if this legendary Piedmont bluesman from Kentucky is still based in Nice but if he is and you’re there, you should move heaven and earth to catch a set. I think he had a residency at Johnnie’s Bar - I saw him a couple of times at the Bar des Oiseaux […]
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