November 7, 2015

Calabria to Sicily: A bridge too far?

  Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has said he wants to build the long-planned but now canceled bridge from Reggio in Calabria to Messina in Sicily, but critics think it’s either impossible or a bad idea.   The bridge has been a long time…

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Floating hotel set to anchor in Seine

Paris is about to get perhaps its most unusual hotel, floating in the Seine near the Quai d’Austerlitz in the eastern part of the city. Built in Normandy almost as if it were a ship, it will be towed into place within the next few weeks.   The…

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Calabria to Sicily: A bridge too far?

  Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has said he wants to build the long-planned but now canceled bridge from Reggio in Calabria to Messina in Sicily, but critics think it’s either impossible or a bad idea.   The bridge has been a long time…

Read More

Floating hotel set to anchor in Seine

Paris is about to get perhaps its most unusual hotel, floating in the Seine near the Quai d’Austerlitz in the eastern part of the city. Built in Normandy almost as if it were a ship, it will be towed into place within the next few weeks.   The…

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