You can ride Monaco's buses free of charge over the next 3 days. Today, tomorrow and Friday this week, leave your wallet in your pocket as you travel about on public transport. This is an itiative to mark European Mobility Week, from 16 to 22 September. In addition, the new TER trains, financed by Monaco, will be running at the end of the week. It's anticipated that rush hour trains will run every 15 minutes, which should cause a great shout of joy from the regular commuters along the Cote d'Azur.

If you work in Monaco, the chances are that you'll be living in one of the cities or towns in the surrounding region. About 20% of the Principality's 45000 make the journey every day from Nice, and I used to be one of them.