British Airways, that is. Taking advantage of “open skies” agreements between the European Union and United States, BA will
launch the creatively named OpenSkies sub-airline next year. The new line’s mission is to link up American flyers with the lucrative European market by providing transatlantic flights a la the
just-tanked MAXJet. Flights are meant to […]
What is with the bear overkill in Berlin? You run across some form of bear iconography on just about every block in Mitte, and the sheer number of them seems to suggest some deep and profound significance. But nobody actually knows for certain what elevated the bear to its lofty position here. Theories tout potential […]
Bless his heart, Paris’ Bertrand Delanöe is trying to be one of those proactive mayors that introduces policies that can actually help both people and the environment. (He also wants to be one of those mayors that runs for president after establishing a good rep). His latest effort, after launching a progressive
bike rental program […]
The bi-annual sales in Paris start this Wednesday, January 9, and run until February 16, with everyone who has any cash left after the holidays in stores now plotting their future purchases, and merchants already offering “promotions” at 30-40% . And since last year, Paris has set out to market the city as a major […]
Mushing through Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz with a pack of sled dogs causes something of a minor spectacle, despite the city’s reputation for donning capriciousness and nonconformity like a well-worn glove. As I discovered shuffling holiday visitors around town, the well-worn tourist track is fairly staid. But like any good world capital, there are still a […]
The French love their Catholic holidays if only as an excuse to take the day off or indulge in a hallowed food-related ritual. So when Epiphany rolls around January 6, the Galette des Roi is consumed with religious fervor all over France. Already in the pâtisserie windows now, and available for the next few weeks, […]
If you’re among those in Berlin who swore off clubbing on Monday night, I commend your resolve and want to support it by offering an ersatz (alternative) to the typical mind-numbing weekend revelry that dominates this city’s nightlife: Karaoke! Good clean fun for the whole dysfunctional family. Berlin has a handful of great little locales […]
“We don’t want a Knut with a machine gun slung over his shoulder who shoots his keeper or the director,” says Berlin Zoo director Bernhard Blaskiewitz,
acknowledging interest in a Knut movie while denying
reported offers of $5 million for the rights. [
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On January 2, Paris, one of the world’s smoking capitals (besides Moscow and Havana of course),
implemented a smoking ban that includes all cafes, restaurants, clubs, and bars. The ban caused
quite an uproar with the skinny, tobacco-lovin’ cafe set, but it looks like this whole nonsmoking movement has reached a tipping point as cities […]
This 3X1 hour series, originated on high definition is now available to broadcasters and on DVD. In 1848 Edward Lear, renowned as a writer and illustrator of nonsense verse, set out on an epic journey through Greece and Albania. But Lear was more than just a humorist, he was a brilliant landscape artist, traveller and […]
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