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Mobile, Alabama's Mayor Says Deal Close in Bringing Back Carnival Cruise Lines

Travel Rob ·
Mobile's Mayor, Sandy Stimpson, announced the city is in the final stages in bringing Carnival Cruise Lines back to Mobile. The Mayor says all particulars will be revealed by the end of the month when the contract is finalized and then it will be up...
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Paris mayor's plan: reclaim highway for park

Paul Heymont ·
  Future and present in Paris plan to replace highway with pedestrians   Mayor Anne Hidalgo, who has made reducing traffic and pollution key goals of her regime, has announced that the highway along the Right (north) Bank of the Seine will...
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In and Around Madrid's Plaza Mayor

Paul Heymont ·
The Plaza Mayor is the largest open space (other than parks) in Central Madrid. It's a major tourist attraction, a place for cafes and shops that range from traditional to chic and has served for hundreds of years as a place for public gatherings,...
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Car-free Sundays return to Paris's Champs-Elysées

Paul Heymont ·
After a one-month security hiatus, Paris resumes its first-Sunday-of-the-month car ban on the Champs-Elysées.
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Impossible dream? Paris mayor wants Olympic swim in Seine

Paul Heymont ·
With France's bid for the 2024 Olympics pending, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo hopes to have the river clean enough for Olympic swimming events.
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Whale Park, Juneau, Alaska

Samantha ·
If you like whales you have to check out this HUGE whale sculpture Samantha and her husband saw while exploring Juneau, Alaska.
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