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Best City Beach Break in the Sun? Nice Versus Los Angeles

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Seafront in Nice   Cities in the Sun... L.A. is in the United States, and the city of Nice doesn't fit into the 'American Dream' but what about the Mediterranean Dream?   Surrounding countryside of Nice I was only a teenager when I went on holiday to L.A. but I'm going to try and be objective about this... My recent holiday to Nice (on the Cote d'Azur in the South of France) had my senses buzzing and it wasn't just the sun's sparkle on the infinately turquoise sea which was brighter than the sky itself - it was so much more than that and here's why: Variety The Variety of things to see and do in Nice and the surrounding area is immense in many ways, however the thing that strikes me the most is the difference between each village and town on the French Riviera. Cities and towns such as Monaco, Vence, Cannes, Antibes and the neighboring (and slightly tattier) Italian Rivier...