My treasured island; (1) Glorious: Ruby Wax revels in the pretty harbour of Saint Martin de Re, so different from the trailer-trash image of St Tropez (2) Making a grand entrance: the ornate lobby welcomes guests and their children to LHotel de Toiras.

The Daily Mail (London, England) | May 17, 2008 | Copyright

Byline: RUBY WAX

RARELY have I turned a corner on entering a strange town and heard thesound awww emerge from my lips. This is not a sound Americans make, because wedont possess that sentimental button that gets pressed whenever othernationalities see a puppy with a wet nose.

I had landed in La Rochelle and taken a three-mile bridge to the island of Ilede Re, filled with miniature seaside towns and 60 miles of bicycle paths.

When I arrived at the capital, St Martin de Re, I made that awww noise, and sowill you when ...

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