by Beth Holmes | Apr 18, 2023 | International, News, Places On Our Bucket List
River Seine may finally see real progress in a major cleanup as the 2024 Olympics approach, making outdoor swim races a possibility for the first time there in over a century. River Seine, in its course through Paris, is one of the most famous, painted, and...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 4, 2023 | International, News, Places On Our Bucket List, Politics
Louvre staff are blocking tourists from entering, closing the museum as a part of the wave of French protests against government pension reform. In March, the French government forced a bill through Parliament without a vote, raising the retirement age from 62 to 64...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 20, 2023 | International, News, Politics
The pension strikes are letting trash build up in Paris streets, making the city of light’s appeal dim quite a bit. Recently, the French parliament put forward an unpopular pension bill, raising the age of retirement two years. That means that workers will have...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 13, 2023 | Art & Culture, International, Places On Our Bucket List
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris should reopen to visitors at the end of 2024, six years after being ravaged by fire. In the afternoon of April 15, 2019, fire broke out in the timbers below the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral, above the vaulted stone ceiling within....
by Beth Holmes | Mar 6, 2023 | Business, International, Travel, Travel tips
Life at Sea Cruises is launching sea travel on a new scale, with a three-year cruise that visits a new port of call every three days and travels 130,000 miles to visit 135 countries. The ship, the MV Gemini, has 400 cabins for just over 1000 passengers, ranging from...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 27, 2023 | International, Places On Our Bucket List
Venice canals are drying up as oddly low tides continue, damaging the tourist trade and causing obstructions. Central Venice is car-less, with only pedestrian plazas and an intricate grid-work of canals for transportation. Even emergency services in this area are...
