Category Archives: The Seamy Underbelly

Halloween in Nice 2025

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Allison Coe

They don’t put this in the guidebooks, but the bat is the ancient emblem of Nice’s dark side, and the web of winding alleys in the Old Town used to be known as the Babazouk or ‘Monster’s Lair’…  Halloween is … Continue reading →

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Airport Tourist Tram Scam – Redux

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Allison Coe

Back in July, I posted about the new rip-off tourist airport tram ticket (10€ when it only costs 1.70€ a trip for everyone else!) and how to get around it by buying a normal tram card from the machines at … Continue reading →

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Monaco Makes the News (…but not in a good way!)

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Allison Coe

Well this is awkward… Apparently, Monaco’s longtime Palace CFO may have been involved in some shady stuff, and when he was unceremoniously canned, he decided to spill the tea in the splashiest way possible, handing 20 years of hand-written notebooks … Continue reading →

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The Picasso Affair: Is he Guilty?

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Allison Coe

The judgement on the most curious Picasso Affair is due this week… here’s the story of €50 million worth of previously unknown Picassos that sat for years in a cardboard box in the garage. A treasure trove of Picassos came to light … Continue reading →

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Fox News reports Muslim-Only No-Go Zones all over France LOL

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Allison Coe

Last week, if you watched American ‘news’ channel Fox News, you might be forgiven for thinking that the Nice neighborhoods of Saint Augustin, Trachel, Pasteur, Bon Voyage, Saint-André and the Ariane were official No-Go Zones: off-limits to non-Muslims, void of police, and ruled by … Continue reading →

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