Drinking Tea with Papa G

Drinking Tea with Papa G

Drinking tea with Papa G is definately a great way to spend a few hours of your day. A quintessentially English gentleman, Papa G, real name Paul, is also a great story teller and he certainly has a few great ones to tell.  I met 

Cap d’Antibes born and raised

Cap d’Antibes born and raised

Cap d’Antibois through and through. Patrice is 37 years old and  was born in Cap d’Antibes. His family moved here when his father was just 10 years old but the extended family were already based here which is what brought his grandparents to this amazing 

Part of the furniture

Part of the furniture

Times they are a changing…. If you are a regular visitor to Plage Keller at Plage de la Garoupe then you will definitely know Philippe who works on the Beach of Plage Keller.  Philippe is literally part of the furniture here having worked on the 

There’s no place like home

There’s no place like home

Home is where the heart is. Eva Khoury is part owner, with her brother Jean, of Sud Optic Opticiens and boutique in Antibes. She has lived on the Cap since she was just six years old and has no plans to leave, ever! Her father 

Passion for Fashion

Passion for Fashion

Meet Deborah Sawaf, Founder of Thale Blanc and passionate Philanthropist. Cap d’Antibes resident and Founder of the Thale Blanc brand Deborah Sawaf has had a passion for fashion all of her life. Her successful business, launched just a few years ago, now facilitates her other 

Jamtastic art in Cap d’Antibes

Jamtastic art in Cap d’Antibes

Meet Radmilla, an artist in Cap d’Antibes. Beautiful Cap d’Antibes is the place Radmila chose to live just over three years ago. Although born in Novi Sad, Serbia (ex-Yugoslavia) she has lived all over the world before finally deciding to settle on the Cap in 

A childhood dream fulfilled.

A childhood dream fulfilled.

Meet Olivier, a swim Instructor and triathlete. I saw Olivier on the beach recently with one of his clients. Not being a super early riser I hadn’t seen him before as he is usually gone by 8.30am. I was interested to know how he came 

Life’s a Beach

Life’s a Beach

Meet Valentino and Eric, two people passing through the Cap but bringing a little happiness with their art on the way. I first saw Valentinos amazing sand sculptures on instagram a few weeks ago. I was on the beach on the other side of the 

Station Port Gallice, the end of an era.

Station Port Gallice, the end of an era.

Meet Christian, the owner of Station Port Gallice. I know Christian because I have been taking my car to his garage  for the last 6 years. Located in Port Gallice with a view of the sea and a beach to his right I can’t think 

Growing up in Cap d’Antibes.

Growing up in Cap d’Antibes.

Meet Auréa, a Cap d’Antibes resident. Growing up in Cap d’Antibes is something Auréa knows a lot about. Auréa is 21 years old and lives with her parents near Plage de la Salis. Her father is from Brittany and her mother is Swedish. The family 

Acting on impulse

Acting on impulse

Meet Ralf, Musician, Furniture Mogul and Dad. Ralf  seems to have a habit of acting on impulse. This impulsiveness has had positive and negative effects on the course of his life but without it he certaily wouldn’t be where he is today. Ralf moved permanently 

A Long distance love affair

A Long distance love affair

Meet Devi Meilland. Devi is married to Mathias Meilland the grandson of Francis Meilland. An old fashioned long distance love affair before the days of Facebook Messenger and snap chat. Devi and Mathias met whilst studying in the US. When they both left the states