September 23, 2015

The last word: Uberpop banned in France

The French ban on Uberpop, the version of Uber that allows riders to connect with amateur drivers in private cars for a paid ride, It’s been banned since January, and France’s highest court has now confirmed the ban.  

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Busy beaver blocks Swiss highway

Switzerland’s A1 motorway, the main route connecting the country’s east and west, was closed for several hours yesterday near  Courgevaux in Fribourg Canton by a major landslide caused by a beaver.   The rodent wasn’t actually on the scene…

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Anatomy of a Trip (planning begins in earnest)

  I love planning a trip and that may have been what kept me thinking about the next one, even when I wasn’t sure there would be a next one.  After a couple of decades traversing the planet, the process of putting them together had…

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The last word: Uberpop banned in France

The French ban on Uberpop, the version of Uber that allows riders to connect with amateur drivers in private cars for a paid ride, It’s been banned since January, and France’s highest court has now confirmed the ban.  

Read More

Busy beaver blocks Swiss highway

Switzerland’s A1 motorway, the main route connecting the country’s east and west, was closed for several hours yesterday near  Courgevaux in Fribourg Canton by a major landslide caused by a beaver.   The rodent wasn’t actually on the scene…

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