June / July 2001

With enthusiastic Formula 1 car racing fans advancing on Monaco in their thousands, high fences giving a cage-like look to the Place du Casino, metal seating stands and barricades surrounding the port, Monte Carlo is not clad in its most elegant attire. If the roar of high powered engines does not set the adrenalin racing, stay away until the 59th Monaco Grand Prix is over, but if you love fast cars, luxury yachts, excitement and a little May madness, wend your way to Monte-Carlo. …