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A man of financial substance, Robert has a wide range of interests and opinions to match. More Posts

Going to the Dogs

Last night I took Jamie, his mother and two local friends to Hove dog stadium to see my dog, Trap in Front run. I call him Crap in Front as the last three times he has run he is fast out of the trap then on the penultimate bend with 50m to go he is crowded out. The trainer and various greyhound [...]

May 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

Moses leaves the EU

I wished my brother a Happy Passover and he informed me of a topical subject he had covered in an article for his synagogue magazine. In my opinion it merits the wider platform of the National Rust … Moses plans exit from the Egyptian Union( EU) In a rare interview with your special [...]

April 24, 2016 // 0 Comments

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The law of diminishing returns

Inevtiably I pose the question  to myself and others could I live here permanently or semi -permanently and the answer is an emphatic “non”. There are more problems with ownership of an overseas property then benefits. True, they are easy and relatively  key cheap to buy. As I write [...]

April 9, 2016 // 0 Comments

Mougins

Yesterday I went to Mougins for lunch to meet some Sussex friends who had a villa there. Cyrille picked me up and was his normal, informative self. He told me the croissant originated in Vienna during the siege by the Turks when a baker heard the vibrations of the invading army tunnelling. This was [...]

April 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

Monte Carlo

Yesterday we all went to Monte Carlo. The Monte Carlo Beach Club was not open for visitors for its pool and spa area till mid-April. Its website informed us the opening date was March 6th. I booked the restaurant  and asked if we could use the facilities in the spa, open to hotel guests, and now [...]

March 30, 2016 // 0 Comments

In praise of Nice

I’m getting the measure of Nice and broadly approve of the city. Given that it was occupied by the Italians, Germans and Allies and bombed by the last two only seventy years ago, it has regenerated well into  a major French City that attracts travellers and inhabitants world wide. This is [...]

March 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

A la recherche du temps perdu

Yesterday I revisited a place where I stayed 6 months between March and September 1966, Cap Ferrat. I was amazed how little it had changed even the personalities I remembered were still with us. I was staying with a school friend whose father was a  successful property developer and who had a [...]

March 25, 2016 // 0 Comments

Nice evaluated

I can add little more to Daffers review of the Colombe D’Or except to say how much I enjoyed myself and only France could create such a restaurant. Staying with Michel,  and les girls installed in his apartment we have all a better grasp of Nice than being in a hotel. Whether it’s the [...]

March 24, 2016 // 0 Comments

Nice

I visited the Riviera a lot in the sixties and seventies on family holidays. It’s attraction to me as opposed to other tourist coastlines was that each resort had its own charm and personality. Nice was the hub and starting point with its airport. One thing that had changed was the size of [...]

March 20, 2016 // 0 Comments

From Eton Chapel to Hove Dogs

I bet I was the only one present both at Eton Chapel and Hove Dog track. I was there to see my dog run for the first time. He was in an open class race, the highest level. Races are graded from A1 ( the highest) to A10. The dog ran and won a A2 last time out so its was very much a test. It was a [...]

March 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

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