Cannes Encore!: Travel in the time of COVID

Les and Tracy had lived in the south of France from 1997 to 2007 before moving back to Australia via Bangkok.

So, when COVID began to release its grip on the world and airlines were flying again, they ventured out of their quiet sanctuary in Brisbane and boarded a plane bound for Nice.

Twenty-four hours later, they were basking in the dappled sunlight of the Cote d'Azur.

But it wasn't all red wine and Salad Niçoise. There were inefficient bank managers and other bureaucrats to deal with. Not t...