Ooh-la-la Land: Escapades on the French Riviera

In this deftly funny travel narrative an Anglophone couple escape to the French Riviera encountering beauty romance ooh-la-la moments and more hijinks and hilarity than they had ever bargained for. When Stephen Foey and his wife planned their trip along the Côte dAzur they dreamt of stunning beaches opulent hotels and gourmet food. But in their wildest dreams they couldnt have imagined the host of oddball characters and comical situations theyd encounter there. In the tradition of Bill Bryson and Peter Mayle Stephen Foey describes one of the worlds most sought-after landscapes with a humorists eye and self-deprecating wit. Whether our protagonist is fumbling for exactly the right - and therefore utterly wrong - French phrase white-knuckling the autoroutes while the locals cruise by or getting trapped in a high-tech European toilet he never fails to entertain. His wife is a perfect foil moving breezily through the holiday charming and disarming everyone she meets and keeping her husband calm and sane throughout their journey to over forty towns and villages. With vivid description of sights and attractions cleverly interwoven with Foeys British sense of humour Ooh-la-la Land is a must-read for anyone travelling to the south of France.