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Nice Emerges from its Covid Coma!

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Allison Coe

After one crazy year Nice is finally shaking off its confinement blues!  Today is the long awaited moment when Nice’s restaurant terraces, sidewalk cafes and outdoor bars can open back up again (albeit at 50% capacity) …and the ville is … Continue reading →

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Big Benefits for Bilingual Brains

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Allison Coe

Bonne nouvelle, ex-pats!   Those embarrassing gaffes and awkward efforts to master French will ultimately pay off in ways you never expected… with a lean, mean brain that can even ward off the effects of Alzheimer’s!   A raft of new studies are showing that … Continue reading →

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Nice goes from 12 to #1 on Gay Friendly

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Allison Coe

With Apollo, the gayest statue on the Riviera, now reigning over Place Massena (…and looking out on to plastic statues of nude men glowing in pastel colors!), is it any wonder that in just two years, Nice has rocketed from 12th place to … Continue reading →

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