Letter from France, part 2

Frederic continues his monthly round-up of the art, cuture and heritage scene in France

In the footsteps of Jean Cocteau

One of the appeals of Menton on the French Riviera is the largest museum dedicated to the works of Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), a famous French artist who died fifty years ago. Frederic exolores the museum and the three towns forever linked with his work

Department of Transport

From the website:

The Department for Transport’s aim is transport that works for everyone. This means a transport system which balances the needs of the economy, the environment and society.

The five fabulous regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Although Bosnia and Herzegovina is administratively divided into two entities – Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Srpska and Brčko District – from the traveller`s point of view, it is best seen from the perspective of its five distinct regions

Three unusual places to stay in London

For those who have been lucky enough to get tickets the London 2012 Olympics, the next challenge for most is going to be finding a place to stay. Richard Hirson from onefinestay has some suggestions

I Hate Ryanair

This is the name of a website rather than my personal view. Set up 3 years ago by, yes you’ve guessed it, a disgruntled passenger, you will be surprised to hear that the airline objected to it. And yesterday, Ryanair succeeded in persuading the arbitrator of web domains, Nominet, that www.ihateryanair.com should cease because the passenger was making money from the airline’s trademarked name. Money! He earned £332 from sponsored links on the web pages.
Is this fair?

Celebrating stone age culture in Papua New Guinea

Few places in the world fascinate anthropologists more than Papua New Guinea. Occupying the eastern half of the world’s second largest island, ‘PNG’ is known for its warm seas rich with marine life and sun, says Patricia Schultz