Saudi King Leaves France Early
After a few days in France, Saudi Arabia's King Salman left the French Riveria , and headed for Morocco ,with 500 of his entourage. His vacation in France was supposed to last three weeks, but had much...
After a few days in France, Saudi Arabia's King Salman left the French Riveria , and headed for Morocco ,with 500 of his entourage. His vacation in France was supposed to last three weeks, but had much...
Four of the oldest lines of London's Underground—over 150 years old—are due for major engineering work that will allow them to run more trains faster as London's growing population tries to jam into the cars.
Gumbo is on the move again, leaving behind the beautiful cathedrals of Europe and visiting a rustic place, but one with a unique charm. Some things about his location may seem obvious, others not. As usual, we ask...
We recently spent a month in Sicily touring around and seeing the sights. For the first 2 weeks we stayed in bed and breakfast style accommodation and the second 2 weeks we actually arranged to do a house-sit for an English...
If you're planning to to leave tonight on a vacation road trip in France (don't you wish you were!), tonight and tomorrow may not be your best days, because they are the first day of the traditional French August vacation break.
Google Now had a internal test experiment that told if a hotel rate dropped after one booked. Right now Yapta, Tingo and Dreamcheaper are some main players in listing price drops. If you book a refundable fare and see a...
Lufthansa starts implementing a more personal touch for long haul business class passengers starting this month. Flight attendants will pay more attention to individual passenger needs similar to an upscale...
Money with star power: Greta Garbo and Ingmar Bergman on new Swedish banknotes And no, they're not adopting the Euro in place of familiar kronor—instead, they're getting ready to take on unfamiliar kronor, as all of Sweden's bills and...
The Commons Hotel has a theme throughout its lobby, restaurant, rooms and suites. And I like hotels with themes. Maybe it’s all those nights at Walt Disney World resorts, but whatever the reason, I was pleasantly surprised when I entered...
It's summer in the Northern Hemisphere and flowers are blooming everywhere. No where is the profusion of blossoms greater than where Mother Nature planted them. And in a great assortment of size, shape and colors. ...
The Heiliggeistkirche, to give it its German name, is the most imposing church in Heidelberg; it stands out above the Altstadt (Old City) section of the city so distinctively that I dared not include an exterior view among the clues. I make amends...
Emirates announced it will launch a second daily flight, Dubai- Lisbon starting January 1, 2016 because of high demand for travel to Portugal. Portugal has seen a significant increase in tourism and has targeted...
Photo of Gatwick Car Parking:Wikimedia Commons, Author Mary and Angus Hogg Gatwick in partnership with AirPortr, offers flyers a chance to travel bag free. The service costs £30 pounds for two pieces of...
Ice hockey at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Innsbruck Photo: Rolf Roletschek / Wikimedia The Winter Youth Oympics—a relative youth itself, since the first was only held in 2012—will hold its 2020 games in...
Good news for travelers in the USA! Southwest Airlines continues its "outlier" policy of not charging for a checked bag. While every other major carrier in the United States charges for a checked bag -- generally in the $15 -...