SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY TO OPEN A CAFÉ THIS FALL
Good news and it's been a long time coming - read the story here .
Good news and it's been a long time coming - read the story here .
As if last weekend's endless jams of vacationers returning home were not enough, new traffic chaos is headed for Paris as hundreds of angry French farmers are doing what they do when their frustration level with the government hits a peak: They're on...
A typical VizEat listing for Paris First there was Airbnb, then there was Uber—calling themselves "the sharing economy," and now there's...
August is the month of family vacations in France, and traditionally everyone (who can, anyway) leaves town (every town). But the month of quiet streets and deserted shops is over, and today, the last Saturday of the month, brings an annual traffic...
For railfans, and for nostalgic travelers in general, this fall brings an opportunity to relive the days of the boat trains and ferry from London to Paris...and with steam locomotives as well.
France's deregulation of long-distance bus service, reported HERE last week, may herald a huge change in France's transportation patterns. Major bus carriers are opening new routes that may not only drive down bus fares but compete...
Marco Hazan, the man behind Humans of Paris An 18-year-old law student has created a highly-popular Facebook site featuring the faces and stories of "real Parisians." Called "Humans of Paris," and modeled on the "Humans of New York" blog, it...
The Hotel du Grand Controle, built 1681 for Paul de Beauvilliers, Duke of Saint-Aignan The Palace of Versailles is once again trying to sell you a bed—by turning three of the luxurious 17th-century mansions that are part of the vast...
Some of last year's wines of Provence, at a local festival in Saint-Remy de Provence The weeks and weeks of high heat across Europe, and especially in France, are affecting prospects for this year's French wine vintage. Because of the...
Finding a fresh loaf of good bread in Paris may be about to get tougher, and not because of a change in the bread. France has just scrapped a 1790 law that required bakers to notify the government of their closing plans, and allowed the government to...
While at the Louvre in Paris, I saw the Venus de Milo. This has become one of my favorite photos, showing how people still flock in numbers to view the graceful beauty.
Much of Europe is blazing in temperatures in the 90s, but some people are obviously already thinking ahead to the winter...perhaps to take their minds off the summer.
Four of the oldest lines of London's Underground—over 150 years old—are due for major engineering work that will allow them to run more trains faster as London's growing population tries to jam into the cars.
If you're planning to to leave tonight on a vacation road trip in France (don't you wish you were!), tonight and tomorrow may not be your best days, because they are the first day of the traditional French August vacation break. Traffic authorities...
Following a decision last year to simplify its administrative structure and save money on bureaucracy, France has drawn a new map, reducing its 22 regions to 13, and proposing new capitals for the 7 new merged regions. Six existing regions are...