May 6, 2009 - Cannes, France

Our first time in Cannes, France. ... Gregory is actually based in Cannes so we arranged to meet him weeks ago. ... The only minor difference being that Greg backpacked it and we rode around on a 5 star cruise ship and had gourmet food every night and cold chanpagne :) Greg picked the three of us up at the pier in Cannes at 8 am. ... We headed through Cannes and saw all the Film Festival hot spots and then continued on the coastal road toward Nice. ... We had hoped to get to the Medeival town of Ez, but time was running short and Greg turned the car toward Cannes and we headed back. ...

Oct 8, 2008 - Avignon

Left our isolated farmhouse about 9.Left our isolated farmhouse about 9....

Oct 1, 2008 - Cannes-Four fools by the sea

Breakfast as at about 8:30 AM and then we went to the seawalk for a stroll by the shops - the Mediterrean was calm this morning and the ships were very plentiful. Went to the festival center and had our picture taken on the red carpet where they hold the Cannes film festival, I'm sure we were standing where James Bond stood on many occasions. ... We went to the train station about noon to see if we could get an earlier train to Paris but could not because the cost would have been about 640 Euro -- no way so we are waiting until our 5 PM train.Breakfast as at about 8:30 AM and then we went to the seawalk for a stroll by the shops - the Mediterrean was calm this morning and the ships were very plentiful. Went to the festival center and had our picture taken on the red carpet where they hold the Cannes film festival, I'm sure we were standing where James Bond stood on many occasions. ... We went to the train station about noon to see if we could get an earlier train to Paris but could not because the cost would have been about 640 Euro -- no way so we are waiting until our 5 PM train....

Aug 7, 2008 - The waves of the Mediteranean Sea

Naomi writes: We arrived in Cannes, home of the famous Cannes Film Festival, on the French Riveria on Tuesday evening. ... The first thing that happened was that Michael fell ill.Naomi writes: We arrived in Cannes, home of the famous Cannes Film Festival, on the French Riveria on Tuesday evening. ... The first thing that happened was that Michael fell ill....

Jul 3, 2008 - Cote d'Azur

Alas, we are in La Cote d'Azur.the french riviera! We had a quick night stopover in Nice, and then made our way to our 4-star hotel in Cannes. ... It has its own private beach.Alas, we are in La Cote d'Azur.the french riviera! We had a quick night stopover in Nice, and then made our way to our 4-star hotel in Cannes. ... It has its own private beach....

Jan 4, 2008 - Cannes

We went on a little day trip to Cannes with some other Aussie guys we meet at the hostel. ... Cannes is very pretty, very French Riveria. ... The old port part of Cannes has heaps of pretty old buildings AND heaps of amazing boats. ...

Oct 11, 2007 - Cannes

Someone tipped them off that I was coming because they rolled out the red carpet for me. Not really much to see in Cannes except some massive super yachts. ... Jez n I hooked ourselves up a swim and was stoked to fing there was sand on the beach.Someone tipped them off that I was coming because they rolled out the red carpet for me. Not really much to see in Cannes except some massive super yachts. ... Jez n I hooked ourselves up a swim and was stoked to fing there was sand on the beach....

Sep 26, 2007 - Drive along L'Esterel to La Napoule and Cannes

We then stopped at La Napoule (bordering Cannes) for a seaside picnic lunch followed by a visit to the Castle formerly owned by Marie and Henry Clews. ... We drove to Cannes and explored the Croissette (waterfront), the older section of town and walked by the site of the annual Cannes Film festival. ... Even in the off season, Cannes is just too busy with people and traffic. ...

Aug 19, 2007 - Cannes & Nice

Cannes and Nice are two cities along the French Riviera that we were fortunate enough to visit as the first stop on our twelve-day cruise along the Mediterranean. ... After a train ride back to Cannes, we walked back to our ship, boarded, and rested up for our first day in Italy (the fifth country on our journey). ...