The city of Aix – En – Provence is one of the great cities in the Provence / Côte d’Azur region that is well worth exploring on your travels through the region. Often, there can lack hotel loyalty point opportunities when travelling through old world France. Our discovery of the Renaissance Aix – En – Provence was a terrific steal and represented an excellent value on Marriott Bonvoy points. Review: Renaissance Aix… Read More

The City of Cannes, France had been on my radar as a place to visit. The city has evaded my travel schedule, despite MrsWT73 having visited several times throughout her work travels to and from Marseilles, France. While I’ve never been famous enough to be invited to the Cannes International Film festival, it’s always been of interest. Our day trip to Cannes allowed us the opportunity to get a feel for the… Read More

The neighbouring principality of Monaco is a stone’s through from the town of Nice on the Côte d’Azur in France. With MrsWT73 never having visited Monaco, our trip through Nice marked a perfect time for us to go and visit the country. Since we didn’t have a vehicle for this portion of the trip, we ended up taking the convenient train from Nice to Monaco for a whole day of exploring. Day… Read More

At times, travel attractions you to a great restaurant dining experience. On our travels through Nice, France, we had the opportunity to stop in Rouge Restaurant – Bar à Vin. It’s always a terrific discovery when you’re able to locate a hidden gem that might be off the beaten path. In this case, our discovery led us to explore one of the largest wine lists I’ve seen in a restaurant in recent… Read More

The city of Nice, France holds a great memory in my heart. Having previously visited the city during my time in business school at Grenoble – France, it was a place that I’d always known that I would return to at some point in the future. I never knew exactly when that was going to be. However, on this trip, I would get that opportunity to revisit some of the places that… Read More

The city of Nice, France on the Côte d’Azur remains one of the most popular old world European holiday gateways. It’s long shoreline along the Promenade des Anglais is one of the greatst sights in the region. We would end up basing ourselves in Nice for seven days while we toured around the region. We would end up at the Le Méridien Nice for our five day tour of the area. Hoping… Read More

On our trip to Nice, France, we flew British Airways and connected through London Heathrow airport. After a comfortable wide body flight in British Airways Club Suite Business Class product, it was time to enjoy their narrow body intra Europe option of British Airways Club Europe. In a continent where airlines are trying to compete against more convenient trains, you might think that air carriers might be trying to make business class… Read More

The Plaza Premium Lounge network operates over sixty lounges under the Plaza Premium Name worldwide. The Plaza Premium Lounges typically offer a consistent lounge experience with a broad food presentation, even when visiting outside of regular meal hours. Today’s travel took me through the Plaza Premium London Heathrow Lounge on a connecting flight from London Heathrow Terminal Five. How would the Plaza Premium Lounge London Heathrow fare for a connecting traveler ?… Read More

British Airways’s route network takes it through one of London’s two airports; its primary base at London Heathrow and it’s secondary base at London Gatwick. London Heathrow’s Terminal Five represents the flagship of it’s lounge network. British Airways offers its primary business class lounges, it’s first class lounges and it’s exclusive Concorde Room First Class Lounge. As connecting passengers like we were, we’d stop in to visit the British Airways Galleries South… Read More

British Airways has re-invited their business class product into a newly designed British Airways Club Suite. The British Airways Club Suite product is currently featured on their new Airbus 350-1000 series and Boeing 787-10 aircraft, in addition to select other aircraft that are under refurbishment. These include the Boeing 777-200 ER’s and the Boeing 777-300 ER’s. Each Club Suite offers what had been missing from the old Club World Product; direct aisle… Read More

The Plaza Premium Lounge network operates over sixty lounges under the Plaza Premium Name worldwide. The Plaza Premium Lounges typically offer a consistent lounge experience with a broad food presentation, even when visiting outside of regular meal hours. Today’s travel took me through the Plaza Premium Vancouver International lounge where they have constructed a temporary pop up lounge during their transition to their new Plaza Premium Vancouver International space. How would their… Read More

The South of France always holds a special place in my heart. The Rhônes Alpes Region was my home to business school residencies in Grenoble, France. During that period in my early thirties, I was able to spend some time exploring the Cote d’Azur region, including travels through Nice and Monaco. I am happy that I get to return to this region for a repeat visit. Trip Introduction: Cote d’Azur, France &… Read More