http://www.cityoutmonaco.com Luxury Lifestyle Guide to Monaco Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:17:17 +0100 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:17:17 +0100 info@cityoutmonaco.com (Cityout Monaco) http://www.cityoutmonaco.com http://www.cityoutmonaco.com/images/cityout_logo.jpg en-US info@cityoutmonaco.com (Cityout Monaco) A daring diplomat living in Monaco gets set to go Galactic.
Namira Salim will be the first Monaco resident to go into space when she takes her place on the debut Virgin Galactic commercial flight. Salim currently lives and works in Monaco as Pakistan’s honorary consul.  The 37-year-old will also make history as the first Pakistani in space.Monaco's Namira Salim meets Richard Branson   The intrepid explorer has previously skydived over Mount Everest and visited the North and South Poles She is set to achieve a lifetime ambition to reach space when her flight with Virgin Galactic, part of Richard Branson’s space tourism project, launches in late 2013. Salim has had to undergo rigorous training at the National Aerospace Training and Research Centre in the US. The Monaco resident will join more than 500 other people who have reserved seats for the 60-mile, two-hour ride into space. Although Virgin has begun testing its SpaceShipTwo craft in space, it is unclear when the first tourist flights will take off.  Virgin SpaceCraftTwo is currently testing for take-off in 2013
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Be in it to win it!We have a number of free pairs of tickets to give away to readers of CityOut for this year's fantastic Top Marques show in Monaco, which runs from 19 to 22 April inclusive. Worth €100, each pair of tickets guarantees entry for up to 35 lucky readers and a guest of their choice to the Grimaldi Forum on any one day of the event.How can I apply?To get your hands on one of these fabulous prizes, all you have to do is to get ten of your friends to subscribe to our Facebook page so that they too can benefit from all the latest and greatest news from the Principality. Then send us an email with your name and address, and the names of the ten friends you have selected, to info@cityoutmonaco.com. As soon as they have all individually 'liked' our Facebook page, we will arrange to send tickets to you. Please note: If you haven't yet signed up for our Facebook page, you count as one of the ten, but all other names must be new subscribers. If one or more of your nominated friends are recommended by someone else, or are already on our list of fans, we will let you know, and ask you to recommend someone else. The offer is limited to the first 35 applicants to register successfully, and apart from notification of accepted applications, no correspondence will be entered into. Applications must be sent by email to info@cityoutmonaco.comby midnight on Sunday 8 April. Hope to see you at Top Marques!NB. If you are not on Facebook you can still apply by sending us the names of ten friends who are, and who would like to sign up.
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What: 5th Monaco Motor ShowWhere: Port Hercule, MonacoWhen: 10am to 7pm, 8 to 11 March 2012Tickets: €9 (under-12s free)Web: http://www.monaco-motor-show.com Contact: Tel. +377 97 98 04 12 or info@wellcom-monaco.com As the historic home of the Formula 1 Grand Prix and the Monte Carlo Rally, and annual events such as Top Marques and inter, Monaco has built an enviable reputation as the European capital of the motor car. With over 30,000 visitors expected, the Monaco Motor show is one of the highlights of the year.And just as every Grand Prix has its Historic Grand Prix, and every Monte Carlo Rally its ‘Rallye Historique’, so the Monaco Motor Show is partnering for the third year running with a classic car event: Monaco Motor Legend. Like the Motor Show's website, Port Hercule has been split between the two events. On either side of the harbour (where the pits are located for the Monaco Grand Prix), the twin car shows are taking place from 8 to 11 March. Monaco Motor Legend comprises a tented area for vintage and classic motorcycles as well as an area of extremely collectable classic cars - all very rare - and very pricey. But you don't have to break the bank to enjoy the experience: you can live the automobile legend by coming to watch the Monte Carlo Concours d'Elegance, a splendid parade in period cars held on Sunday 11 March. Getting there From Nice: from the A8 motorway take exit 56 to Monaco, indicated 'Cap d’Ail, Beausoleil'. From Italy: from the A8 motorway take exit 58 signposted 'Roquebrune' Parking in Square Gastaud, Pêcheurs, Quai Antoine 1er.
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The A8 motorway in both directions between La Turbie and Menton was closed for a period on Friday and Saturday following a heavy snowfall.  And with the closure of the A500 tunnel, not only were hundreds of trucks stranded but also access to Monaco was effectively cut off from the North. Going to Italy, access lanes were closed at Nice Saint-Augustin, Nice Saint-Isidore, Nice nord, Nice and Roquebrune; while vehicles coming from Ventimiglia in the direction of Aix were diverted as the ramp was closed at Menton.  Black ice as well as snow made all these routes particularly hazardous. With the coming of sunshine at the weekend, the tunnel was re-opened, but authorities were still urging caution, particularly on routes to the ski resorts north of Nice, not only because of weather conditions, but also because of the backlog of some 800 lorries and trucks.  Current road conditions: ESCOTA +33 4 93 48 50 50
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Paolo Strescino, the centre-right mayor of the commune of Imperia and his urban development councillor Emilio Broccoletti want a radical change to the structure of their town - to ban all car traffic from the town centre.  'We don't just want to chnage the look of the place by adding flowerbeds and streetlamps: the actual shape is to change - new parks, car-parks and pedestrian precincts, roundabouts and a whole new layout', stressed M. Broccoletti. A series of studies undertaken by architectural consultants comprises a solution which is at once aesthetic and functional, realigning public spaces and adding value to the historic Ligurian town. Those in charge of the project have revealed that the first step will be the opening of a new car-park situated below the Piazza Nazionale, due to open in January. Little by little traffic and petrol stations will be removed from the centre, leaving it free for pedestrians. For the town it's the answer to the increasing traffic jams which have made the centre of the historic town unmanageable. Modern Imperia is in fact two different towns on either side of the river Impero (from which it gets its name), which were reunited in 1923. The mediaeval township of Oneglia was part of  Doria and belonged to the Dukes of Savoie in the sixteenth century; the other district was Porto Maurizio, a town with close links to Genoa, named after St Maurice. After Nice reverted to France, Imperia became the capital of the region which now bears its name, occupying an equivalent position to Nice on the other side of the border.
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