Feb 3rd, 2010 at 10:30AM: To know me is to know I love Paris. I love the vibe of the City of Light, the shopping on St-Germain-des-Pres, the nightlife in Montmartre, fresh baguettes and brie from the pâtisserie, afternoon espressos in Luxembourg Gardens and evening cocktails at the Plaza Athenee. I love strolling back to my hotel under the gas lights that guide the way through the city and watching people fall in ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Paris preparing for Hotel Le Seven
Feb 3rd, 2010 at 10:30AM: To know me is to know I love Paris. I love the vibe of the City of Light, the shopping on St-Germain-des-Pres, the nightlife in Montmartre, fresh baguettes and brie from the pâtisserie, afternoon espressos in Luxembourg Gardens and evening cocktails at the Plaza Athenee. I love strolling back to my hotel under the gas lights that guide the way through the city and watching people fall in ...10 great romantic destinations
Feb 2nd, 2010 at 2:32PM: Some people like to travel for food. Others prefer to travel for sun. Still others enjoy traveling so they can share a secluded destination with a loved one. Here are ten romantic destinations for couples of all ages to enjoy... together.
Verona, Italy
Located in the northeast part of Italy near the Swiss border, Verona is most famously known as the setting of William Shakespeare's passionate ...Hotels for the not-so-adventurous adventure traveler
Jan 25th, 2010 at 11:00AM: The term "adventure travel" has many definitions, and each one varies based on the traveler. I'm not adverse to adventure - I've hit the rapids in what seemed to be nothing more than a floatie device I'd find in my parents pool; I've jumped from a tall building with only a cord and a little spring keeping me from face-planting into concrete; I'm about to take on one big bridge in Sydney next ...Ten Great Cities for Photography
Jan 22nd, 2010 at 4:21PM: Some cities just draw you in, beckoning you to capture their souls on camera. There are billions of places in the world where photo ops abound -- The Pyramids, Rome, London, and The Great Wall of China are a few of the most famous examples.
Here are ten less common places where magnificent scenery, people, and everyday life are like no other -- and can lead to some terrific travel photography. ...The best places for a romantic Valentine's day kiss in Paris
Jan 21st, 2010 at 12:30PM:
Woody Allen said "As long as you haven't been kissed during any of those rainy Parisian afternoons, you haven't been kissed at all".
Having met my wife in Paris, I have to agree with Woody. There really is something magical about Paris. It can be as busy and loud as any other big city, but it also offers plenty of places to just get away from it all, and enjoy the company of someone you ...Spend Valentine's Day at the chic Hotel Jules
Jan 17th, 2010 at 11:00AM: Skip the typical Paris hotels this Valentine's Day, and enjoy the "casual chic" environment at the Hotel Jules. Valid only between February 12 and 15, the recently renovated hotel is offering a comfortable price of EUR223 a night for one of the 100 rooms on its six floors. The package includes breakfast daily for two people (this isn't the weekend to go to Paris alone, right?!), red roses and two ...Do Paris right for Valentine's Day at the Concorde Hotel
Jan 14th, 2010 at 8:00AM: If you're looking to make a splash this Valentine's Day, there's simply no alternative to Paris. So, from February 5 through the end of the month, Concorde Hotels & Resorts is looking to make your Valentine's Day as romantic as possible. Head out to Paris, and you'll be able to pick up a room for as little as $276 a night -- nothing short of a bargain at a Concorde Hotel, and you'll pick up a ...Five art exhibitions you must see this year
Jan 6th, 2010 at 10:00AM: Art lovers, take note, 2010 is shaping up to be a great year for exhibitions. Here are five of the best, but there are plenty more than these!
Tokyo
It's hard to beat Japanese art for sheer naturalistic beauty, and the Tokyo National Museum has an extensive collection of the best. See the work of one of the great Japanese masters in Hasegawa Tohaku: 400th Memorial Retrospective. This painter, ...Obituary: The Orient Express
Dec 28th, 2009 at 5:00PM: I screwed up big time. I've always wanted to ride the Orient Express, the famous Paris-to-Istanbul sleeper train made famous by countless movies and novels. It's an elegant train steeped in glamor and history. Ever since it opened in 1883 it was the way to go to the East. It's been one of my travel goals for as long as I can remember, but I figured I could always put it off until next year ...Eurostar to suspend Channel train service indefinitely
Dec 21st, 2009 at 2:00PM: Most people think "airlines" when the topic turns to the misery of holiday travel. Well, the trains are getting in on the action now. European railway Eurostar's Channel Tunnel train, which connects England and France, is being shut down indefinitely. It's a natural side-effect of having more than 2,000 passengers trapped inside the tunnel for several hours because of technical glitches.
...France gets a fifth star
Dec 20th, 2009 at 2:00PM: France has a new way to define luxury. A new five-star category has been added to the country's hotel ranking system ... as if you'd need the extra star to pick one of these properties out of a lineup! The marketing ploy, of course, is to use the extra etoile to draw big spenders and entice them to open their wallets a bit wider. France had to amp up its ranking system, as it was the only country ...Thousands trapped in Channel Tunnel
Dec 19th, 2009 at 8:30AM: More than two thousand passengers were trapped in the Channel Tunnel last night when unusually cold weather in northern France made four Eurostar trains break down at the same time. Four trains coming from Brussels and Paris entered the tunnel between France and England and promptly broke down because of the temperature change between the cold air in France and the warm air inside the tunnel. ...A380 encounters trouble - again
Dec 18th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Everyone was eager to see the Air France A380 leave New York and head for Paris this week, but a fuel-tank issue kept it on the ground at JFK. This was the second problem the world's largest plane had in getting off the ground since it started bouncing between New York and Paris just under a month ago.
The A380 is nothing short of hefty, accommodating 511 passengers, and it gets thirsty. So, when ...Onboard Air France's A380 inaugural flight from New York to Paris
Dec 8th, 2009 at 8:00AM:
The Airbus A380 has reached American shores once more. Late last month, Air France began service between New York's JFK and Paris Charles de Gaulle, one of the few select routes on the planet served by this massive, double-decker jumbo jet.
As the third fourth customer to receive the now-famous Airbus A380, Air France is betting big on assigning it to this route. The gamble is especially ...12 underground tours around the world
Dec 4th, 2009 at 2:30PM: Sometimes there's more to a city that what you see above ground. Several cities around the world sit above underground labyrinths just waiting to be explored. Budget Travel has put together a list of some of the best underground tours around the world.
In Paris, you can tour the sewer system, in Berlin, check out a hidden world of bunkers and tunnels used during World War II and the Cold War, ...The world's most haute-culture spork
Dec 3rd, 2009 at 1:00PM:
Sporks get a lot of bad press in today's pop culture -- probably because of their association with primary school cafeterias and army mess halls. So tacky have they become, in fact, that they may have come full circle around to being posh.
This gem of a spork can be found in Paris at Spoon, a gastronomic adventure created by the famous French chef Alain Ducasse. With the homemade mousse with ...Louvre, Versailles, Mont Saint-Michel on strike alert tomorrow
Dec 1st, 2009 at 12:30PM: Workers at Paris' modern art center Pompidou are already on strike over planned job cuts, but those at other French museums and landmarks could join in their fight tomorrow. Seven unions are threatening to walk off the job on December 2nd if their demands aren't met by the MInistry of Culture. They're boycotting the government's plan to cut cultural positions, which would replace only one out of ...London and Madrid to be linked by high-speed train
Nov 28th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Starting in 2012, travelers will be able to go from London to Madrid in eight hours thanks to a planned high-speed rail link. The service, organized by a French and Spanish consortium, will link Paris and Madrid. It's already quick and easy to get to Paris from London by taking the Eurostar. The trip lasts two hours and fifteen minutes. Travelers will then have to change stations before heading ...Tokyo restaurants tops in Michelin
Nov 17th, 2009 at 4:00PM: Tokyo is the top dining city in the world, according to the latest Michelin Guide. With 11 restaurants at three stars, it's pushed past Paris, the former top dog in the culinary world. Eight of the nine Tokyo restaurants with three starts retained their Michelin ratings year-over-year, and three were bumped up from two stars to three for 2010. Paris has only 10 three-star restaurants in the 2010 ...Photo of the Day (11.10.09)
Nov 10th, 2009 at 5:30PM:
While I usually prefer photographs that feature subjects at close distance in great detail, I'm fascinated by the aesthetic quality of this photo by Michael Goldstein. Bright winter light and dramatic shadows frame the worn inscriptions well, with the composition anchored by the battered blue door in the center. It's a unique take on a monument that's been photographed many times.
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