Many of you know that the journey home is one of my highlights of the Cannes experience, not because I am leaving but because of the route I take.  When I drive down it is all about getting there quickly, but going back I can take my time and so I do it over a [...]

Back in England after the week of craziness that was the Cannes Film Festival, it is easy to fall into the mindset that says “great, now that’s it for another year”.  But actually now is the time for the real work to start, as all those contacts that were made and all those business cards [...]

Today started with an impossible coincidence. Whilst sitting on the balcony of our apartment before coming down into Cannes our neighbour leaned around the wall from her own balcony and offered us some eggs.  She was about to go home and didn’t want to throw them away.  Now this may not seem to be the [...]

Today the Marche really does look almost closed, and even the tents of the International Village are starting to slow down.  Even the plants are trying to make a sneaky exit (as I was typing that first sentence a large potted plant from the Italian terrace behind me just fell over and almost knocked the [...]