Quote: (04-30-2013 10:26 AM)thegmanifesto Wrote:
Mersault -
Great breakdown.
What would you suggest for nightgame for a person with a few Francs to rub together?
Restaurants in Nice?
Date spots?
I'd love to contribute and tell you all these cool little spots but i don't know it that well and i don't want to misinform. I spent close to a month there a few years back, and then two weeks there the following year and then went back for a week (i was one of those middle class one week tourist types) last year. First time, for a month, i was with an LTR in her family's empty flat (no gaming - spent our time exploring - it was both of our first times on the French Riviera, even though she was French....so, no gaming then). The second time i was there with work (governor / tutor for a rich Russian family. So nights and days were spent with them in their villa teaching them by the pool or accompanying them to restaurants and sitting there as part of the retinue etc) and the last time there i was with a Russian chick Eurotripping briefly, staying in a hostel. We didn't roll high end. We spent our days passively on the beach or talking fluff in the cafes sipping coffee and eating original salad nicoise's, smoking for effect, changing up languages just to feel cool, all pretentious hipster style shit like that. She liked taking photos all day, one of those ones. I didn't care. Anyway, she left after 4 or 5 days, and after that i did day game on the beach at Antibes with relative success (considering i was cold approaching and hostelling). I spent a couple of nights with an American crowd, banged one of the chicks, but we spent our nights knowing i was going to bang her after the last drink, so, i can't suggest much for high end night game either. There's a few bars all next to each other in downtown Nice, one of them an English bar / pub type, that gets plenty of American Tommy Hilfiger Abercrombie and Fitch type students in there. They get drunk, get loud, and make out. Not all of Nice is suede playboy jackets and loafers.
Anyway, the places that matter in Nice at night, ie. where almost all nightlife goes down, are all within 5-10 minutes walk of each other - so i could tell you to go to the Old Town just off the main promenade and walk about trying out 4 or 5 different bars before choosing your spot, but, frankly, after 3 hours in Nice you'd probably figure that out for yourself so it wouldn't be that helpful information.
Both times we were using the trains and public transport or cabs, so, we spent all nights either in Nice or Antibes, so, i won't speak of other places and that which i don't know. Although nightlife in Cannes, taking a guess, I'd say would be lame. Why? Most places there are set up as tourist traps for Japanese camera holders and the like. As for Antibes, just head down to Juan Les Pins. I can't remember the names of the bars there but most were all packed next to each other and most tourists go there. It feels like there are very few native locals there so there isn't really a massive regular crowd - it's a constant flux of new replacing those leaving. Besides, Antibes is really quite small so, again, you'd figure out most of this in a few hours and what i am saying isn't exactly priviledged info.
In fact most of the suggestions about one week middle class tourists type or europacking hostel type etc, i can say them with confidence because i have been that person doing those things, so i know where they go. As for the high roller, well, i've accompanied a rich Russian family - but that was work and the father was on his best behaviour, so, anyway, i can't really suggest ideas for that type of scene.
Sorry couldn't be of more help.
Edit: PS. Vorkuta. Great stuff. I was reading that on the edge of my seat, the tension is quite visceral. Hope you close tomorrow. Keep us updated.