Serious traffic delays can be expected from Friday, July 27 to Monday, July 30, as holidaymakers cross over on their departures and returns.
The fourth weekend of the summer period is also the first crossover and is notorious for its traffic jams and accidents. This year the challenge will be increased by the very hot weather.
Heavy traffic is expected around the major cities in the Paris region, in the Rhone Valley and around the Mediterranean.
The A8, between Aix-en-Provence and Nice, will be the most problematic in both directions, with the lunchtime hours being the most challenging.
Saturday is expected to be the worse day in the South, from 09:00 until 20:00.
The A7 towards the South will be difficult, especially from as early as 05:00 on Saturday until 18:00 as holidaymakers travel from the Paris region.
Sunday, July 29, traffic will intensify in the direction of returns in the late afternoon and early evening.
Chances for Children and TAF to benefit from Vivanova Gala and auction
Club Vivanova has announced its 2019 Luxury Lifestyle Gala Dinner and Charity Auction. The event will take place at the Fairmont Monte Carlo on Saturday, April 6. Beneficiaries of the evening are Chances for Children and TAF (The Animal Fund).
Chances for Children’s first “home” and school in 2014-2015.
Bradley Mitton, the club’s founder, said: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the VIP Partners and attendees of our fourth annual gala event earlier in 2018 for their support of Club Vivanova and the club’s initiatives.
“We only achieve great things in life by giving back and our annual event is organised to offer you the chance to celebrate with an amazing group of people and donate to worthy, local and life-changing charities.”
The price of the event is 175 euros, and includes:
Galerie Cristal Premier Cru Champagne aperitif
Selection of premium international wines
Four-course gourmet Meilleur Ouvrier de France dinner
As continued hot weather brings more jellyfish close to beaches, an expert at Monaco’s Oceanographic Museum has given detailed advice for bathers who encounter jellyfish while swimming in Monaco or along the coast.
Olivier Brunel, head of the Aquarium Department of the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, told local French daily Monaco Matin that there are five points to remember about the jellyfish hazard.
Firstly, he said that they are the visible evidence of global warming. “There are fewer and fewer predators, such as turtles or seabirds, because of pollution, and overfishing is also impacting jellyfish competitors, who feed on the same zooplankton,” he said. Jellyfish have returned each year to the Riviera, which was not the case a decade ago.
Of the three or four species that can be found on the French Riviera, the best known and with the most powerful sting is pelagia (Pelagia noctiluca). “Its sunshade is between 5 and 20 cm, translucent and with pink and purple hues,” Mr Brunel said.
Their filaments are used to fish. The jellyfish deploys its filaments to catch the maximum of small fish or plankton. The latter are covered with stinging cells that kill the prey they capture. In reality, when they bite, they are looking for food.
Fourthly, the jellyfish may stay until this winter, and possibly through the year.
Lastly, Mr Brunel advises victims of a jellyfish sting not to rinse the area with fresh water. When the filaments are on the skin, they cling and inject venom. Fresh water breaks up the remaining cells on the skin, while seawater removes them. Swimmers who have been bitten should leave the water, rinse the wound with sea water without rubbing it, cover it with sand, let it dry, then remove the sand with stiff cardboard to remove the stinging cells still present.
Rinse again before applying an antiseptic cream. Never touch jellyfish stranded on the beach, even dead, as they retain their stinging power.
Aleksandr Golovin has snubbed Chelsea to complete a move to Monaco, the club’s vice-president Vadim Vasilyev has said, according to the football press.
The future of CSKA Moscow’s Golovin has been the subject of a great deal of speculation following the midfielder’s impressive showing as Russia’s poster boy at the World Cup, metro reports.
Juventus were initially in pole position to land Golovin before Chelsea stepped up their pursuit of the 22-year-old, with the Premier League club holding advanced negotiations over a summer transfer. However, Monaco soon joined the race to sign Golovin and the Russian international is set to undergo a medical with the Ligue 1 outfit at the end of this week.
Golovin is expected to join Monaco on a five-year deal for a fee of around £30 million euros.
The Department of Social Affairs and Health has completed its study into night-tie work. Although the results of consultation with various organisations have not been announced, a new law is planned taking into account the views expressed.
In addition to the Directorate of Labour, the Directorate of Legal Affairs, and the Office of Occupational Medicine, the Hotel Industry Association of Monaco, the Federation of Monaco Enterprises, the Union of Trade Unions of Monaco, the Federation of Employees’ Unions of Monaco, and the SBM were also consulted.
A bill of nearly 25 articles has been drafted, which the Department describes as a complete and coherent legal framework.
The proposed provisions include several significant advances for employees, while avoiding the complexity and burden that Monaco’s companies would have had difficulty taking into account.
Mr Didier Gamerdinger, Minister of Social Affairs and Health, said that the draft text is the result of the search for a fair and equitable balance.
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