Paris: Flat-rate airport taxi plan starts
Paris has a new flat-rate plan in place for taxis to and from Orly and CDG airports; for groups of two or more, it may mean a saving.
Paris has a new flat-rate plan in place for taxis to and from Orly and CDG airports; for groups of two or more, it may mean a saving.
A French inventor believes his 'SeaBubble' can take traffic off the street and route it down the Seine to give Paris a new taxi alternative.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is proposing to combine Paris arrondissements for more efficient government and services.
Weapons, toilets, bicycles and even a drone turn up as workers clean the bed of Paris's iconic canal.
France is a land of carousels...but this one has some unusual features.
Paris has lots of rock-star tourist attractions, but some of its most interesting buildings deserve more notice than usually comes their way.
A quiet moment sitting in one of Paris's most popular parks contrasts with the day's news of the world of unrest.
When you visit Paris' Louvre museum, don't forget to look up.
Two European cities are facing dry seasons in their canals, with record low tides exposing long-unseen areas of Venice's waterways, and Paris draining its iconic Canal Saint-Martin for cleaning and repairs. In Venice, abnormal tides this year, combined with a so-far dry winter, have left water levels about 70cm (more than 2 feet) below normal. As a result, routes for the city's vaporetti, or water buses, have been curtailed because they are unable to navigate in some of the smaller canals.
The recent terror attacks in Paris apparently haven't put off its lure for visitors; Airbnb reports it's the top New Year holiday booking in Europe, and second only to New York world-wide. The vacation rental company says it has 45,000 people booked in Paris for the holiday, and 47,000 in New York. The rest of the top 5 are London with 35,000, Sydney with 25,000 and Barcelona with 24,000. The figures indicate a quick and solid comeback for Paris's tourism industry; immediately after the...
The world climate conference (COP21) opens today in Paris with 150 heads of state and government meeting to try for a world agreement on environmental issues.
While walking through the streets of Paris I noticed the abundance of fresh seafood available. All this photo does is make me hungry again.
Paris is about to get perhaps its most unusual hotel, floating in the Seine near the Quai d'Austerlitz in the eastern part of the city. Built in Normandy almost as if it were a ship, it will be towed into place within the next few weeks. The...
Samantha shares her appreciation of the magnificent Palais Garnier, home of the Paris Opera.
The French government is launching "Le Taxi," a new app that allows passengers to "e-hail" taxis from their computers or smartphones, and rate the service afterward, much like the private Uber service. Because there are 57,000 cabs in...