Stylish and sophisticated yet relaxed and unpretentious,the boutique Hotel Norman could be a model for a cooler,more welcoming post-Olympics Paris.
The 53-year-old WikiLeaks founder has spoken publicly for the first time since being freed from a UK prison after pleading guilty to US charges.
As well as a maximum 10-year prison term and $1.6 million fine,the misuse of public funds also carries a potential five-year ban from public office.
The Mediterranean has no shortage of beautiful locations,but this 20-kilometre coastline on France’s Cote Bleue is different.
Many call her “Gisele” as if they know her personally. In her chic image,they see themselves,their mothers,their grandmothers.
When in France,think local when it comes to food. But if you’ve got a taste for travel,venture further than a Parisian would.
The victim,however,was extraordinary in her courage. She made her name public so the “shame” would rest with her abusers.
An anticyclone combined with high temperatures has created “a cocktail of dangerous conditions” north of Lisbon. More than 15,000 hectares have been scorched.
The 71-year-old said he took full responsibility for his depraved crimes all meticulously filmed and stored on a computer hard drive under a file called “Abuse”.
Prosecutors say Dominique Pelicot offered sex with his wife,Gisele Pelicot,on a website and filmed the abuse over several years.
And common sense takes flight.