Having stumbled from a Greek wedding the day of my arrival at Cannes Lions 2011, following an epic 13.5 hour journey involving buses, Dolphins, taxis, aeroplanes and more taxis taking in towns and cities including Skiathos, Athens, Zurich and Nice, it was with relief I arrived in one piece at Cannes for the annual Festival Pu Pub.
Taking in the atmosphere surrounding the Palais on my way to the Old Town to meet clients for an evening drink, there was a major commotion with hoardes of people rushing to the harbour side to witness a yacht fire.
Nothing stokes the senses like the smell of burning luxury, but the drama was enhanced as the burning boats was surrounded by yachts full of worried sailors trying to manourvre their million Euro vessels away from the sinking ship. Thankfully the fast action of pompiers soon put the flames out to cheers from the crowd.
The red-faced yacht owners were further embarrassed as within minutes the news was all over Twitter, Facebook and YouTube – remember folks, boats, booze and BBQs don’t mix.
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