(CNN) — American graduate student Dan Giedeman spent much of his first trip to Paris inside a conference room. It was September 1998 and Dan, then 27, was studying for a doctorate in economics at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. When his professor invited him to attend a meeting in the French capital, Dan
Month: February 2022
Thousands of British families have had their half-term holiday ruined, after Center Parcs closed four of its parks due to damage caused by storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin. After closing four of its parks last weekend, Center Parcs contacted customers on Sunday February 20 saying: “Elveden, Longleat and Woburn Forest remain closed for break of
The drink experts at The Bottle Club shared their secrets to the perfect margarita, the best tequila to use and how you can upgrade the classic cocktail. Here are five tips and recipes to level up your margarita skills. Shaking with ice gives your margarita a distinct cloudy and frothy appearance, and ensures that your
On a recent Saturday evening, in an old cow dairy somewhere in Sussex, I had an epiphany. I was slumped beside a roaring woodburner with a nightcap in hand. Our muddy boots were drying by the barn door and my stomach purred from the best meal it had experienced in, well, at least 24 hours.
The videos light up social media and dominate news headlines. From verbal confrontations to all-out brawls, scenes of airplane passengers behaving badly have become increasingly familiar in Covid-era travel. While “air rage” may seem to be another inevitability of living through a pandemic, some parts of the world are seeing fewer frustrations unleashed in the
Puerto Rico is a must visit – catch all the best beaches, food and nightlife — according to rapper, PJ Sin Suela. Discover why Puerto Rico is on Lonely Planet’s Best In Travel list. Then, sound off in the comments: Which island do you want to see next? Featuring: PJ Sin Suela EP: Annie Greenberg
Made with a golden pastry enveloping a tender beef and vegetable filling, Cornish pasties have humble origins. Originated as a portable lunch for workers and notably miners, everything in a pasty — from the pastry dough to its fillings — is made to withstand a journey underground without falling apart. For more, visit: Home MORE
Starting with wines from the 2021 harvest, a standardized sweetness guide will be required on all Alsace wine labels. The change is not in production, but in communication, so that consumers can better understand the product by looking at the packaging. While most French wines are labeled by origin, wines from Alsace are indicated by
This is the year of the upgrade. We are investing in our holidays, making up for lost time and trying to eke out each last drop of enjoyment. The overall amount travellers have been spending on trips with tour operator Scott Dunn so far in 2022 is up 25 per cent on 2019. At luxury
Wine as a consumer product has become synonymous with the glass bottle, but many wineries are looking elsewhere for containers, and a leading alternative is bag-in-box format. According to data from Future Market Insights, the wine segment holds the largest share of bag-in-box production within the beverage industry. From familiar grocery store brands to European
A generation ago, when women retired at 60 and men at 65, they dreamt of celebrating this major milestone by taking a world cruise or, perhaps, buying a round-the-world air ticket to Singapore, Sydney and San Francisco. But we boomers now entering our 60s have much more expansive travel plans, with the latest statistics showing
SINGAPORE — Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said the country is “quietly confident” about handling the highly transmissible omicron variant, despite the recent surge in Covid cases the country recorded last week. The city-state may even consider easing restrictions when the latest wave blows over, said the minister who is also co-chair of the nation’s
The first year of homeownership is about whine and wine Yesterday, the hot water heater in my upstate New York country house sprung a leak. The plumber I called laughed when he saw my little 20-gallon tank, which, OK, looks like a toy. He also muttered something about Rube Goldberg, an apparent reference to the
As the country’s birthplace of tourism, Grand Baie was always regarded as the St Tropez of Mauritius. When Sunset Boulevard was built on the waterfront in the 1990s, there was nothing else like it on the island. In its heyday, the streets buzzed with Mini Mokes (a new trend then), Suzuki four-wheel drives and bicycles,
Following Yum China and Starbucks, another big restaurant chain in China is reporting business trouble. Haidilao International Holdings, the China hotpot chain whose $14 billion market capitalization ranks among the world’s most valuable restaurant businesses, said today it could lose up to more than $710 million, or 4.5 billion yuan, for the 2021 calendar year.
The chime of seagulls, on the prowl for a dropped chip. A coastal path following the contours of Jurassic cliffs, with white waves crashing beneath. A rickety harbour pub, recovering from last night’s knees up. As islanders, never more than 80 miles from the coast, an appreciation of Britain’s seaside is written in our DNA.
“Reflation” trades are resurfacing. Travel and leisure stocks have picked up steam this month, with exchange-traded funds such as Invesco’s Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ), the U.S. Global Jets ETF (JETS) and AdvisorShares’ Hotel ETF (BEDZ) all moving sharply higher. The action is as much tied to diversification as it is to soon-to-come warm
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Grab some of our gear http://www.woltersworld.store Whether you like the incredible city of Prague or want to see mummies in Europe or have some of the best beer around, the Czech Republic has a lot of fun culture shocks that can inspire tourists and Czech vacations. Here we talk about some of our favorite parts
Farmers and other bird owners in the U.S. have been dealing with a fowl problem: the continuing spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Over the past month, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has already confirmed the detection of HPAI in multiple locations across several different
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