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THE RIVIERA REPORTER MAGAZINE: DISCUSSION FORUM FOR THE ENGLISH SPEAKING EXPAT COMMUNITY ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA

  

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No Kitchen? It’s Perfect!

Posted by Margo Lestz in Rambling Around the Riviera, 21 May 2013
rent, apartment, unfurnished

No one would ever accuse me of being a gourmet chef, or any kind of chef for that matter.  Really, I’m pretty much useless in the kitchen. So when we saw the apartment that is soon to become our home and there was no kitchen, I thought it was perfect.

The minimalist look
The...

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Green Eating for Singles.

Posted by MelaNice in Shades of Green, 02 May 2013
green eating, riviera life and 1 more...

Are you single? Do you often eat alone? Do you spend tons on eating out or take-out food?? Or do you just hate cooking??

Well I used to be all of those things and really the only thing that has changed is that I no longer hate cooking so now I spend less on eating out. So I thought I would share a few things that I have learned that have made it easier for...

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Riviera Reporter issue 156 is on the way. Insights...

Posted by Mike Meade in Mouth of the South, 25 March 2013

Firstly, a reminder that the French television program "Thalassa" will be broadcasting a special on yachting in Provence featuring Antibes. Look out for it on France3 on April 12 at 20H45 or view the replay which should remain on line for a few days. Issue 156 of the Reporter will be distributed by Gourmet Deliveries and Green Riviera at the...

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Procrastination Station....

Posted by MelaNice in On the Riviera, 06 March 2013

Hello everyone!!!

Just announcing my return from PS. I signed up for an online course and waited until the end to complete it so I had to hibernate at home with no contact from the outside world in order to complete it. Now I am back and ready to write.

However since we are talking about procrastination maybe someone has some advice?? I have...

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Toilettage: it'll grow back, right?

Posted by CôteTails in A Dog's Blog, 11 February 2013

It was a year ago today that we drove to Orange to pick a puppy and brought home an adorable little dog we named Crousti. Looking back, as I’ve written before, it wasn’t a piece of cake having a puppy in the house but I think I just had no clue what was in store for me. Specifically, I recall that...

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A little piece of plastic that saves a lot of time...........

Posted by MikeP in MikeP's Blog, 07 August 2012
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I wonder why I never got one before ...........

Two or three times a year we drive across France as far as the Spanish border, or at least what used to be a border before the imbeciles in Brussels decided that borders should be abolished to encourage the freedom of movement of illegal aliens,...

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Selling the family silver... Prince Rainier's Classic Car Collection for sale in Monaco

Posted by Molly Brown in Molly Brown's Blog, 24 July 2012

The last minute announcement that Prince Albert is selling a third of his father’s unique lifetime collection of historic classic cars, all in mint condition and superb examples of the history of the automobile, has caused consternation among both Monegasque citizens and residents and is the talk of the town. The general feeling is that Prince Rainier’s...

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The TITANIC Anniversary

Posted by Michael Healy in Michael Healy's Blog, 11 April 2012

The Shipwrecks and UNESCO.                        

There are plenty of wrecks resting on the seabed along our beautiful Riviera coasts.  Navigation is not difficult – because we have few offshore rocks , shoals or sandbanks, generally clement weather, no tides or strong currents, and very...