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Elsa Carpenter

As Sub-Editor and Journalist at Monaco Life, Elsa builds upon years of experience in writing as well as marketing and PR in the local media scene. Originally from the UK, she is based in the French Riviera and has a passion for spreading the word on news throughout the region.

Author’s Articles

School holidays in Monaco: Exploring the Jardin Exotique’s Centre Botanique

Although the Jardin Exotique remains closed to the public for the time being, the Centre Botanique can be visited and makes for a great day out during the school holidays. 

Road to Isola 2000 finally reopens after storm

After the heavy snowfall of the weekend caused the RM97 to be closed completely to all traffic, the road to Isola 2000 was finally reopened on the morning of Tuesday 5th March.

Bountiful snowfall has ski resorts in the Southern Alps rejoicing

While it rained, rained and rained some more on the coast over the weekend, up to 80cm of snow was falling thick and heavy across the mountains of the south of France.

F1: Charles Leclerc takes fourth at a frustrating opening race in Bahrain

Prior to the race, the Monegasque driver admitted that, despite positive changes at Ferrari over the winter, Red Bull still seem to be “a step ahead of the rest of the pack".

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Gloria Gaynor to headline this year’s disco-themed Bal de la Rose

The ‘I Will Survive’ icon of the 1970s will be performing at this year’s disco Bal de la Rose extravaganza, a theme chosen by the gala’s artistic director, Christian Louboutin.

Apple sends specialist mapping cars to Monaco

On Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th February, a fleet of Apple Maps vehicles will be touring around the Principality as they collect up-to-date street-level imagery of Monaco for the tech company's...