Clive James returns to Paris, the city calls his spiritual home. As a young man he wondered how to meet the women of Paris. This time he does, including writers, models and actresses.

Clive James is given a boat tour of the Miami islands by an ex-CIA agent and speeds out into the Gulf of Mexico with US Customs to track down drug runners.

Rome was once the focal point for the world's jet set. Now Clive James travels to the eternal city in search of the dolce vita and to acquire some Roman sophistication. During his stay, he meets a socialite prince, Mussolini's son and learns a lesson from a sexologist.