“Cote d’Azur”. “The South of France”. “The French Riviera.” These descriptions of my new neighborhood just SOUND expensive and conjure up images of movie stars and fast cars. But since I’m not a movie star and live on a budget, I’ve found ways to cope with prices slightly higher than what I left behind in Taiwan. Last […]
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How to Apply for a Long-Stay French Visa (& not screw it up!)
Just over six months ago, I fell in love with Nice, France and decided to make it my new home. Many people warned that getting a French visa is not an easy process and they were right. It’s time-consuming and incredibly stressful, but if it were easy I guess everyone would do it. So, before […]
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Live Music in Old Town Nice – Places and Faces
Last year, I made an impromptu trip to Nice to visit my friend Maureen and escape the cold, dreary English winter. I had very low expectations and simply wanted to bask in the sunshine and sip a glass of delicious French wine. One day, Maureen and I did a day trip to a nearby village, […]
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Surprising Barcelona – Travel Tips to Find the Magic
On a rainy Sunday afternoon in Nice, my feet feel a bit itchy so I jump on Skyscanner flight search and type in “Nice” to “Everywhere”. The rain makes me restless and I feel a need to escape. The Skyscanner search pulls up the cheapest flights from Nice to anywhere and leads me to Budapest, […]
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A Day Trip from Nice – Exploring Colorful Menton, France
The train from Nice into neighboring Italy speeds through Menton and I notice huge lemons trees and a postcard-perfect Old Town stretching toward the sea. So, after quite a few trips speeding right through Menton en route to Italy, one cold winter day I decide to make Menton my final destination and am pleasantly surprised. […]
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A Few Life Lessons Learned After Two Years of Blogging
On the two year anniversary of Andi on Adventure, I sit here in my new office in Nice, France staring out my window with a view of the backside of an old convent located in one of the oldest areas of this stunning city. They’re attempting to renovate this crumbling old building but I’m fascinated […]
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European Airline Customer Service – a Chicken vs Egg Thing?
This is a tale of three airlines with three different airline customer service nightmares: delays, cancellations, and missed connections. One occurred in the US while the other two happened in Europe. Looking back on each situation it makes me wonder which came first – horrible European airline customer service or extremely low expectations by European […]
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Apartment Hunting in Nice, France – It’s really NOT easy!
Three years ago, I was living in Taiwan in a small tomb-like apartment located on a busy road in Hsinchu. One day, I went to a barbeque at a friend’s complex on the edge of town. I noticed a beautiful corner apartment with huge windows, a large, modern kitchen, and an L-shaped sectional sofa. It […]
