Posts tagged ‘France’
England à la France
Most people are familiar with the rivalry between the French and the English, but the reason behind it may not be so well known. Although the ‘frogs’ and the ‘rost-bifs’ argue over who has the better soccer team or fashion sense, the jabs of today are a welcome change from the history of hatred and bloody warfare between the two nations. Yet no matter how much they hate to admit it, the French and the English have a lot more in common than they think.
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Explorica’s Educational Travel Blog is Back!
At Explorica, we’re all about making cultural connections. And this blog is just another way to help you—as teachers, students, and parents—connect with the best educational travel experiences possible. Every week, we’ll post ideas to get you on your way. Like fundraising tips, travel advice or unique destination insights that we’ve collected from 11 years in the educational tour business.
New Feature: In the News – Links Edition
A new feature here at Explorations, every Tuesday we’ll provide you with quick hits of some of the most recent travel news, articles, anecdotes, tidbits and more that we think are blog-worthy. So, without further ado, let’s get to the good stuff…
– Travel Everyman Rick Steves offers some sage advice for visitors to France this summer. The big takeaways:
- There’s a new smoking ban in bars, restaurants and cafes.
- Due to renovations, expect some closings and potential long lines at Versailles this summer.
- Although not strictly enforced, a ‘no-shorts’ dress code has been instituted at Notre Dame Cathedral.
- Rue Cler has become a tourist trap. Try Rue des Martyrs instead…
– Wow. Apparently taking thriftiness to the max, European airline Ryanair is strongly considering charging for bathroom breaks.
– As a counterpoint to my ‘Wow‘, Harvard Business Publishing blogger Bill Taylor takes a hard stand (sarcasm alert) by claiming Ryanair’s bathroom plan ‘sort of makes sense.’ I’ll let you be the judge…
– Foodie Gregory Dicum has a nice write-up about the abundance of delicious vegetarian dishes available in Thailand.
Shameless promotion alert: Explorica has a brand-new tour to Thailand, Vietnam & Cambodia. And it looks pretty awesome.
That’s it for this week. But feel free to use the comments to let us know of any additional travel truffles you may have dug up…