Feb 19th, 2013 at 10:00AM:
"Would you push five for me?" asks the woman. "I'm having trouble with my hands today."
I poke the black button next to the cutout number and my knees plié at the jerk of the taut cables. I stare at the numbered panel of the elevator, waiting for the digits to light and extinguish, but eventually my eyes shift to the woman next to me.
I notice her crutches right away. They're not ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Feb 19th, 2013 at 10:00AM:
"Would you push five for me?" asks the woman. "I'm having trouble with my hands today."
I poke the black button next to the cutout number and my knees plié at the jerk of the taut cables. I stare at the numbered panel of the elevator, waiting for the digits to light and extinguish, but eventually my eyes shift to the woman next to me.
I notice her crutches right away. They're not ...How To Ride A Bike In Paris
Feb 15th, 2013 at 3:00PM:
Everywhere I travel, I try to ride a bike. It's one of those weird obsessions that I have; the need to discover everything on two wheels. Be it Afghanistan or Amsterdam, game on.
Here's the thing about riding a bicycle in new places: it's like learning how to ride a bike all over again. No matter how used to the bicycle you are - at home in Portland I don't even own a car - discovering a new ...Learn Map Design In Online Class
Feb 11th, 2013 at 9:00AM: Like many travelers, I am a map nerd. I love them all, whether they are scribbled on a bar napkin, printed in an antique atlas, or GPS-enabled (the quirky paper ones are really the best, though). Often, a map is the best way to communicate experiences, share recommendations and tips, and document your travels. How about learning to design maps, meet some like-minded folk, and find out how to ...Good News, Ladies! Now You Can Wear Pants In Paris
Feb 5th, 2013 at 3:00PM:
Are you a woman planning a trip to Paris? Well, now you can pack a pair of pants without fear of running afoul of the law. The BBC reports that it is now legal for women to wear pants in the City of Love.
The city government has finally struck a law off the books dating back to 1800 that required women to get police permission before "dressing like a man." Around the turn of the past century, ...Photo Of The Day: The Master Of The French Bistro
Feb 3rd, 2013 at 5:00PM:
A Parisian restaurant or bistro often gets its charm and ambience thanks to its waiters. They are the ones that control the scene, passing out espressos and early afternoon beers. If you speak a little French, they're easy to schmooze. They'll encourage you to get the carafe of house red with lunch and they'll probably convince you to get dessert as well.
This photo by Flickr user jrodmanjr - ...Photo Of The Day: The Official Sport Of Paris
Feb 2nd, 2013 at 5:00PM:
This Photo of the Day, titled "The Official Sport Of Paris," comes from Gadling Flickr pool member jrodmanjr who captured the image with a Canon EOS 7D and is part of a black and white set shot last July.
This one really hit home because people-watching at a sidewalk cafe is a big part of what traveling in Europe means to me. One of our favorite travel rituals is to find a sidewalk cafe with ...A Winter Wonderland In Paris? Mais Oui!
Jan 28th, 2013 at 10:00AM:
The first fat flakes clustered along my sleeve as I stood facing the Luxembourg Garden on the icy Left Bank. A grumpy street sweeper from the south side of the Sahara scattered salt and scowled. Then he looked up and batted his clotted eyelashes. Snow! In Paris? What a forgotten thrill! ...'Winged Victory Of Samothrace' To Get $4 Million Makeover
Jan 23rd, 2013 at 2:00PM: The "Winged Victory of Samothrace," an iconic Greek statue housed in the Louvre in Paris, is going to undergo a major restoration, Agence France-Presse reports.
The museum will spend an estimated $4 million to clean the statue and repair structural problems. The statue will be out of sight to the public until the spring of 2014.
The statue was made sometime between 220 and 185 B.C. and is ...8 Delicious Street Foods From Around The World That You Can Make At Home
Jan 16th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
There is a certain beauty to street food: it's simple and with one bite you have a true taste of the local culture. Some people even pick their destination based on how much street food they can get. But exotic street food doesn't have to be restricted to the alleyways you found it in. With a little creativity and daring in the kitchen, you can turn your own dinner table into the best foreign ...Photo Of The Day: Take Five In Paris
Jan 3rd, 2013 at 6:00PM:
So it's 2013. We made it through the holiday travel crush, the potential end of the world, and the quest for the perfect New Year's Eve celebration. It's almost the first weekend of the year; can we take a breather now? This gentleman at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris is taking a bit of a time out, looking peaceful and enjoying the art/furniture (as well as perhaps the view of nearby Montmartre), ...In The Shadow Of Cinque Terre, Discovering The Treasures Of La Spezia
Dec 28th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Will the loved-to-death, storm-martyred Cinque Terre ever see the light at the end of the tunnel?
Which tunnel? There are many, many tunnels between the wave-lashed coves and perched, pastel-painted villages of the over-subscribed, over-reported, and now brutally hobbled Cinque Terre.
Above all there's a long, dark tunnel not of love but of disdain or disregard in the mind of the global ...Notre Dame De Paris Celebrates 850 Years With Special Events
Dec 26th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
One of the icons of Paris is turning 850 this coming year. Notre Dame de Paris was founded in 1163, although the beautiful Gothic cathedral wasn't completed until 1345 and the building has been altered several times since.
To celebrate, Notre Dame is hosting a series of special events throughout 2013. A concert series has already started. Some of the shows will feature the cathedral's great ...Travel Gifts For The Last Minute Shopper That Won't Break The Bank
Dec 24th, 2012 at 1:00PM: With one of the biggest travel gift-giving holidays of the year coming up, not everyone is done shopping. To many gifters, last-minute mode is panic time and tactical shopping strategies kick in. Rather than simply buying a host of generic gift cards (akin to throwing money at the problem), get creative with gifts that show some thought.
A slap in the face saying, "Yes, I do care!" can be had ...Buffalo Rome: Mozzarella, Martians And Culinary Crusaders
Nov 29th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
I was staring, mesmerized, my mouth watering at a giant mozzarella. The elastic curd was submerged in a giant bowl of cold water in my favorite small, family-run specialty food store in Rome. The bowl was shaped like a huge puckered blossom. It sat atop a glinting counter at E. Volpetti & C. on Via Marmorata near the Pyramid of Cestius in the Testaccio neighborhood in southern-central ...Photo Of The Day: Umbrella In Paris
Nov 18th, 2012 at 7:30PM:
Paris is a visually arresting city no matter where you look, whether it's the city's ornate architecture, fashionable residents or jaw-dropping art museums. Take this photo by Flickr user Cosmic Smudge, who captured this intriguing Paris scene after a rainstorm, as evidence. I love the mysterious umbrella holder, whose face remains unseen, complemented by splashes of bright red and flashes ...Photo Of The Day: Paris Jogger
Nov 16th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
This Paris jogger is slender and polished even in motion, looking for all the world like he hasn't even broken a sweat. (That hair!) Captured by Flickr user Cosmic Smudge, he comes across as about two million times more stylish than most of his fellow joggers around the world. Then again, he is in Paris, and, we can only assume, is a Parisian.
Upload your best images of perfectly coiffed ...How To Stay With Strangers Around The World For Free
Nov 16th, 2012 at 1:00PM: It's no secret I'm a fan of couchsurfing. Finding hosts online to put you up in their living rooms sounds sketchy, but I've never had a real negative experience. The value isn't just in a free place to crash. The biggest plus is meeting incredible people, real people who can show you a side of their city that you normally wouldn't see as a tourist.
For me, that meant everything from a house ...Photo Of The Day: Day Of The Dead
Nov 1st, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Hope you all had a happy Halloween, and came up with some creative travel costumes (my family and I went as Matryoshkas, or Russian nesting dolls). Now that the calendar has flipped over into November, it's a time to honor our beloved who have passed on All Saints' Day, or as it is known in Mexico, Dia de los Muertos. Skeletons and skulls are a pretty common theme in Day of the Dead decor and ...Paris' Treasure-house Of Mysterious Medieval Marvels: The Cluny Museum
Oct 30th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
What Do Paris, Saint James, Scallop Shells, Pilgrims And Primitive Under-Floor Heating Share With Unicorns And Abbots?
Easy: Paris's Cluny Museum, officially France's National Museum of the Middle Ages.
Deciphering the mysteries of this riddle is as easy as clambering up the wooden staircases of the museum and poking through the labyrinth of its cluttered rooms.
Look at the hewn stone ...Bizarre Trampoline Bridge Proposed In Paris, France
Oct 19th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
Visitors to Paris may soon find themselves bouncing across the River Seine on a giant inflatable bouncy bridge. According to news.com.au, the idea was proposed by Paris-based architectural firm Atelier Zündel Cristea (AZC) during a local design competition.
"Our intention is to invite its visitors and inhabitants to engage on a newer and more playful path across this same water," AZC ...
