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      <title>From flowers to families</title>
      <description><![CDATA[When I set off to meet Wiltshire- born Patricia Nistri and her Italian husband Fosco in the Ligurian seaside village of Santo Stefano al Mare, I did so knowing that Trenitalia was on strike.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Voters say Sarkozy will be a one-term president</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A recent poll has shown the majority of French voters believe President Nicolas Sarkozy will lose next year’s election. Moreover, more than half of UMP supporters are not backing the president. The blow follows an embarrassing senate swing to the left recently, and comes just days before the Socialist Party chooses it’s primary candidate. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The Riviera dream: not just for a sunny holiday but for life</title>
      <description><![CDATA[I had a strong, strong belief this is what I had to do and a feeling that everything was going to be great. Then the voice of doubt crept in and it was difficult in dark, rainy Denmark to overcome it. But I had the mental tools to do so and I knew that if I didn't make this move then I'd regret it."]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Rhythm &amp; Soul of summer</title>
      <description><![CDATA[There's no surer sign that summer has arrived than the start of the festival season. From the Isle of White to Glastonbury, the EXIT festival to Benicassim, Europe is awash with big events that allow you to combine lazing in the sunshine with listening to the best live music.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Three weeks of madness</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Traditionally, May is the month when things on the Riviera really start to hot up, and it's not only the weather that raises the temperature on the ground. At no other time of the year will the shores of the Côte d'Azur be so packed, and its hotels so booked up, with the world's rich and famous.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 04:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Hive of activity yet semi-rural</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sue Ellis and husband Henry have lived in the commune of Châteauneuf south of Grasse since 1998. “We love the location because it’s so convenient for everything. We have nice neighbours, it’s semi-rural, and there is so much going on.”]]></description>
      <link>http://www.rivieratimes.com/index.php/features-article/items/hive-of-activity-yet-semi-rural-2404.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Côte d'Azur, je t'aime</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Why do millions of people fall in love with the Côte d'Azur every year? The list is long. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 07:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Holiday heavan or hell?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Riviera: one of the most exclusive destinations in the world. The name alone is the stuff of which dreams are made. For this reason, the Côte d'Azur has fascinated international visitors, VIPs and artists for centuries. But what makes this region so attractive to tourists apart from the climate and the landscape? And what could be improved to make the holiday experience even better? This month, The Riviera Times conducted a survey to find out what people think.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>No smoke without fire</title>
      <description><![CDATA[No one in France and Italy has to submit to passive cigarette smoking anymore, but you still cannot avoid breathing in the smoke clouds billowing from your neighbour’s garden... Burning garden waste in the Alpes-Maritimes and Var departments, as well as in Liguria, is tacitly tolerated.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.rivieratimes.com/index.php/features-article/items/no-smoke-without-fire-2303.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>No word for stranger in Gorbio</title>
      <description><![CDATA[I have lived in Gorbio, just below the bridge, for 12 years. I look after dogs - Pension Milou; they live in the house, en famille, I don't have kennels or cages."]]></description>
      <link>http://www.rivieratimes.com/index.php/features-article/items/no-word-for-stranger-in-gorbio-2203.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Life's unexpected adventure</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We didn't know anything about Papua New Guinea, other than where it was on a map. Still, we packed our stuff into a big box, shipped it out there and just went. That's been our philosophy the whole time: just go and don't worry about anything until you get there."]]></description>
      <link>http://www.rivieratimes.com/index.php/features-article/items/lifes-unexpected-adventure-0103.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 01:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The truth about biodynamic winemaking</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Organic or biodynamic – does it matter? For the past 20 years, people have been confused by “green” wine terminology. While most people know that the terms biodynamic and organic refer to the way the wine is made, only a few truly understand the differences and benefits. To bring some clarification to the matter, let’s take a closer look at the two methods. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>International or French: the choice mothers have to make</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Carolyn Taluja has three daughters, Ria, 7, Vani, 10, and Serina, 13. All were born in the United States and all were enrolled at the International School of Nice (ISN) in September 2008 when her husband's work brought them to the Côte d'Azur.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>An international approach</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The famous American psychiatrist Karl Menninger once told us, "What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches." And it's true: think back to your favourite teacher at high school, what do you remember about them? A fact they told you, a quote they read you, or an equation they showed you? Or do you remember the way they told you the fact, read you the quote or showed you the equation? And all those other things you learnt from them that had nothing to do with History or English or Mathematics? ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>A question of education</title>
      <description><![CDATA[For Anglophone expats with children, choosing the right school in France or Italy can appear like a minefield. There is an array of options and the criteria a parent takes into account are not always the same as in their native country. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>French kissing on the sly</title>
      <description><![CDATA[With the world's most celebrated day of romance slap bang in the middle of February, it's nice to focus, at this time of the year, on only the positive aspects of being in love. However, a recent survey of the rate of infidelity in France kindly reminds us that sometimes our relationships do not always have fairytale endings.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The dream and the reality</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Read The Rough Guide to France and the only thing it says about Saint Etienne de Tinée is that it comes alive three times a year: for its sheep fairs every summer and the two Fête de la Transhumance in June.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.rivieratimes.com/index.php/features-article/items/the-dream-and-the-reality-2001.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Lucéram behind the legend</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Even on a rather wet November day the scenery one passes on the 25 kilometre journey from Nice to Lucéram is stunning: hillside trees and bushes decked out in their autumn livery of reds and russets, yellow and gold. The medieval village comes into view, looking as one imagines  it did when mules travelled the Route du Sel from Villefranche laden with their precious burden of salt.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.rivieratimes.com/index.php/features-article/items/luceram-behind-the-legend-1312.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>My village: Roquette-sur-Siagne</title>
      <description><![CDATA[This month, The Riviera Times explores the small village of La Roquette-sur-Siagne, which nestles in the Provencal countryside. The village is surrounded by pine forests where foxes, weasels and badgers roam, and numerous species of birds are protected by the dense foliage. The nearby Siagne river is a haven of tranquillity where herons nest and the blue flash of kingfishers are often spotted.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Integration: To be or not to be</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Last month, France's position as an open, liberal and culturally pluralistic country was called into question. In Brussels, Sarkozy came under attack from fellow EU member states over treatment of the Roma. Whilst back in Paris, human rights groups condemned the introduction of a law - voted in by the French Assembly on September 14th - banning women from wearing the burqa and other full-body robes in public places. Despite the criticisms, in both cases opinion polls suggest the government are supported by the majority of its citizens.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.rivieratimes.com/index.php/features-article/items/integration-to-be-or-not-to-be.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>My village: next stop Ramatuelle</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The village and commune of Ramatuelle is high on the list of France's top holiday destinations. If you want to understand the impact that tourism has here, then just imagine: during the high season the number of people in the territory swells from 2,000 people to 20,000 or 30,000.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>On your bike... or not</title>
      <description><![CDATA[You're driving, remember," Dom nudges me as I take a sip of Chardonnay. "I know," I replied on swallowing, "I'm just no good at this spitting thing." In all fairness, I wasn't sure how I'd ended up as the designated sober one on a driving tour of the Var vineyards.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>A return to Decadence</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Since the roaring Twenties, the French Riviera has had a reputation as one of the world’s most alluring summer destinations. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The perfect gift</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ask a woman about her idea of pure luxury, and there's a good chance she will talk dreamily about pampering, self-indulgence, extravagance, utter serenity and feeling a million dollars. Basically, she’s referring to a day at a spa - a perfect gift for any woman and, it seems, for any man, too. Fortunately, this is the Riviera and from Monte Carlo to Saint-Tropez, there's a dizzying range of treatments at some of France’s top establishments.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Time to wed?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[With 300 days of sunshine every year, and over 100 kilometres of coastline and beaches, the Côte d'Azur is the perfect backdrop for many a bride's dream wedding.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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