Ooh-la-la Land

Escapades on the French Riviera

Nonfiction, Travel, Europe, France, Biography & Memoir
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Author: Stephen Foey ISBN: 9780969388920
Publisher: WorkPoint Ventures Publication: June 7, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Stephen Foey
ISBN: 9780969388920
Publisher: WorkPoint Ventures
Publication: June 7, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English

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 d’Azur, they dreamt of stunning beaches, opulent hotels and gourmet food. But in their wildest dreams, they couldn’t have imagined the host of oddball characters and comical situations they’d encounter there.

 

In the tradition of Bill Bryson and Peter Mayle, Stephen Foey describes one of the world’s most sought-after landscapes with a humorist’s 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 Foey’s British sense of humour, Ooh-la-la Land is a must-read for anyone travelling to the south of France.

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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 d’Azur, they dreamt of stunning beaches, opulent hotels and gourmet food. But in their wildest dreams, they couldn’t have imagined the host of oddball characters and comical situations they’d encounter there.

 

In the tradition of Bill Bryson and Peter Mayle, Stephen Foey describes one of the world’s most sought-after landscapes with a humorist’s 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 Foey’s British sense of humour, Ooh-la-la Land is a must-read for anyone travelling to the south of France.

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