Impossible dream? Paris mayor wants Olympic swim in Seine
May 18, 2016
With France’s bid for the 2024 Olympics pending, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo hopes to have the river clean enough for Olympic swimming events.
With France’s bid for the 2024 Olympics pending, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo hopes to have the river clean enough for Olympic swimming events.
French hotel operator Accor plans to reduce food waste by 30% and to begin sourcing its vegetables from its own on-site gardens.
Barely a week after the World Happiness Report for 2016 gave Denmark back the crown for being the World’s Happiest People, another report smacks them
A small Austrian town, tired of having its roadsides used as a litter dump by passing cars, has planted huge arrows where litter fell to shame the litterers.
Italy is about to join France in trying to turn food waste into a resource for those in need, but taking a different tack on incentives.
Norway’s mountain areas are currently enjoying a wave of popularity, with record numbers of visitors seeking outdoor recreation—but the prospect of climate change that may
Norway’s new National Transport Plan, issued Monday, calls for bicycle expressways—special roads or lanes where travelers will be able to maintain 30-40 mph speeds—as a
Ian Cook takes us on a visit to Madeira’s beautiful tropical Botanical Garden. A feast for the eyes, nourishment for the soul….
Small things make news, and last week’s stories (reported here in TravelGumbo) that Italian schoolchildren were raising funds to buy an unspoiled island and dedicate
A pilot project in eastern France is turning wastes from cheese-making into marketable products, and into electric power.
With France’s bid for the 2024 Olympics pending, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo hopes to have the river clean enough for Olympic swimming events.
French hotel operator Accor plans to reduce food waste by 30% and to begin sourcing its vegetables from its own on-site gardens.
Barely a week after the World Happiness Report for 2016 gave Denmark back the crown for being the World’s Happiest
A small Austrian town, tired of having its roadsides used as a litter dump by passing cars, has planted huge arrows where litter fell to shame the litterers.
Italy is about to join France in trying to turn food waste into a resource for those in need, but taking a different tack on incentives.
Norway’s mountain areas are currently enjoying a wave of popularity, with record numbers of visitors seeking outdoor recreation—but the prospect
Norway’s new National Transport Plan, issued Monday, calls for bicycle expressways—special roads or lanes where travelers will be able to
Ian Cook takes us on a visit to Madeira’s beautiful tropical Botanical Garden. A feast for the eyes, nourishment for the soul….
Small things make news, and last week’s stories (reported here in TravelGumbo) that Italian schoolchildren were raising funds to buy
A pilot project in eastern France is turning wastes from cheese-making into marketable products, and into electric power.