My guide to: Nice

I can honestly say, hand on heart, that Nice is my favourite place I have ever visited. I recently saw a photo online of a friend who is currently there and it was strange how one picture can make you feel all kinds of emotions - even thinking back on it now makes me want …

How to make friends as an Au Pair

I've kind of been umming and ahhing over whether to write this post because I didn't actually really make any friends during my time working as an Au Pair in France. I mean, there were lots of other mums and dads I’d have conversations with every day about what they were up to, upcoming school …

My guide to: Grasse

Famed for its perfume industry, Grasse is a town located in the mountains along the Cote d’Azur which is sure to leave a sweet impression in your mind. With an abundance of museums, picturesque old town and incredible views over the mountains, it’s a place I would deffo recommend visiting. Museums I’ve visited Grasse three …

My guide to: Ventimiglia

“Fancy a day trip to Italy?” These were the words I suggested to my sister when she came to visit me for a weekend in Nice. “Italy?!! Isn’t that ages away?’” she replied.  Ventimiglia is one of Italy's closest towns to France and with train tickets costing just €6 each way from Nice Ville train …

My guide to: Biot

During my time working as an au pair in France, I lived very close to Biot and spent a lot of my time in the village. It’s small and quaint but with a lively spirit and a rich artistic heritage - here’s a few of the things you can get up to there. WANDER AROUND …

My Au Pair Experience

Hellooo,  I've decided to write a bit more of a personal post today as I feel as though I haven't really chatted much about myself on this blog. So hi - I'm Becky and I created this site a few months ago after spending 3 months working as an au pair in the South of …

My guide to: Beaulieu-sur-Mer

My parents and I visited Beaulieu-sur-Mer on a spontaneous day trip after an unsuccessful trip to Eze (luckily, my revisit alone was much more successful which you can read about here!) It was the day after my birthday and the middle of my parents stay in France so we wanted to go somewhere lively yet …

My guide to: Cros-de-Cagnes

Cros-de-Cagnes is a place I never intended to visit; it was on a search for the beach at Cagnes-sur-Mer when I stumbled across this little town and I am so glad that I did! With a rich and still active fishing heritage, pebbled beach and a buzzing community atmosphere, I think it is a hidden …

My guide to: Villeneuve-Loubet

If you've ever flown into Nice airport before, you might have already noticed the large white buildings in a wave like shape on the coast. This is Villeneuve-Loubet; or part of it more like. The town is split into two with the beach and village about a 10 minute drive from each other. They seem …

My guide to: Monaco

Did you know that Monaco is the second smallest country in the world? Yes, that’s right - it’s not actually part of France but is its own principality since it has its own monarchy. That came as a surprise to me when I visited but one thing which I had known already was that Monaco …