Autorentext

I was, as Groucho Marx said, born at an early age, in London (England). My parents moved to the Kent coast when I was seven. I caught up with them a year or so later. My school days were unremarkable. Some were marked but usually very badly. The only subject I had any affinity with was English and this was mainly because my parents both spoke it, often at the same time. My career has taken many turns, dips and troughs, a few false starts and even one or two emergency landings. However, it seems I was destined for an eventual career in the travel industry. Following a failed attempt to make my fortune as a driving instructor, I joined British Airways as a Sales Agent where I stayed for 4 years before emigrating to Australia after marrying local girl Tracy. Fortunately for me, this coincided with the rise of the CRS (Computer Reservations System) which later morphed into GDS (Global Distribution System). I worked in Australia for a company called Galileo and in Europe and Asia for Amadeus. Both companies offered similar products and, obviously, both were best when I was an employee. I retired from the corporate treadmill a few years ago and I'm now officially an author. My first book was My Brother's Bicycle. The story of two bike trips; 40 years apart, and some of the time in-between. All my other books have a recurring theme; travel memoirs with a dash of philosophy and healthy cynicism.

Klappentext

Les and Tracy had lived in the south of France from 1997 to 2007 before moving back to Australia via Bangkok. So, when COVID began to release its grip on the world and airlines were flying again, they ventured out of their quiet sanctuary in Brisbane and boarded a plane bound for Nice. Twenty-four hours later, they were basking in the dappled sunlight of the Cote d'Azur. But it wasn't all red wine and Salad Niçoise. There were inefficient bank managers and other bureaucrats to deal with. Not to mention noise-sensitive neighbours. Cannes Encore is the story of two, not so intrepid, travellers and their exploits in the tourist traps of France, along with excursions to other less travelled parts of Europe. Partly together, partly apart, Les and Tracy discover the continent; each in their own unique style.