Thursday, February 01, 2007
In France - On the Riviera
I guess it's not exactly as advertised...
This article, at theFirstPost.com, by Philip Jacobson contains what could easily be a "Mission Impossible" plot line:
"The Foreign Office's current advice to British citizens travelling in the South of France - especially in and around Marseilles - is to keep car doors locked and windows shut at all times, to avoid bag snatching, and to be "extremely wary" of anyone offering to help with a supposed problem - flat tyre, faulty exhaust, etc - with their vehicle. Meanwhile, a British family who sold their home near St Tropez after a series of break-ins, car thefts and assaults that the police allegedly ignored have urged anyone contemplating settling in the region to engage one of the many private security companies now offering "instant response" deals."
