Planning a French Riviera itinerary looks easy on a map. Nice to Menton is only 40 minutes by train. How hard could it be? Then you add the actual time math. The train is 40 minutes, but you also need to walk to the station (15 minutes), wait for the…
I have a problem with AI travel advice. Not the “it’s a useful tool” problem — the “I just watched it recommend a bus that hasn’t run since 2024” problem. I can’t relax into a trip if I suspect the plan I’m following was generated from a blog post someone…
Èze at 9 AM is a fairy tale. Èze at 2 PM is a human traffic jam where you can’t take a single photo without someone’s selfie stick in it. Every French Riviera guide tells you “don’t miss Èze Village!” but nobody tells you that visiting at the wrong time…
€3000 gets you grandstand seats and Nice accommodation. €12,000 gets you yacht hospitality and five-star Monaco hotels. But here’s what nobody tells you: The €12k person often has worse racing views. Every Monaco GP guide says “it’s expensive” and stops there. No breakdown. No explanation of what you’re actually paying…
I have a problem with picking base towns. Not the ‘what if I miss something’ problem — the ‘what if I spend €600 on the wrong place’ problem. That’s why I obsessively researched where to stay on the French Riviera by testing all three bases myself. Every guide tells you Nice is…