The Ritz and Raffles might be historic and storied,but what about a new hotel? How does it quickly get a personality?
France’s high-speed TGV INOUI is more than an inter-city train. It crosses international borders too.
Butter is the hero of innumerable dishes in France,where its quality is strictly enforced by law. The big problem is getting it home to Australia.
The discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to World War II has disrupted trains services going to and from Paris’ bustling Gare du Nord train station.
With huge numbers queuing for a glimpse of the Mona Lisa,visiting the Louvre is an ordeal. And now Australians will have to pay even more to visit.
Locals in Rome,Venice,Barcelona and Paris reveal the train lines and tourist attractions where petty crime is rife.
Paris just closed its last tourist information office,citing social media as a better source. So I decided to put it to the test.
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“It was always the same:creme caramel,fruit salad and chocolate mousse,” says Paris-based gastronomy expert Bernard Boutboul. Something had to change.