No longer a novelty, several major American and European cities offer the possibility of renting a bike for the hour or day. And taking profit of this are not only the tourists but also the dwellers of those mostly congested cities. The rentals not only contribute to cut on pollution but also they are more economic than having a car and certainly more adaptable for our modern life. Read the rest of this entry »

In a normal summer Sunday while French people were mostly ready to concentrate in the finishing Tour de France, their president made the news. Apparently, late in the morning under a strong sun an with an already 27ºC (80ºF) Nicolas Sarkozy decided to go jogging in the park at the Chateau of Versailles. Read the rest of this entry »

It is amazing how the same news can be reported in such a totally different way in the United States and Europe. The gist of the story reported being the same generally but the interpretation of the story being so opposite that it is a wonder how it got so. Read the rest of this entry »

From the Arab world to the Normandy beaches in France with a short stop over in Germany, president Obama is trying to use his travels to obtain understanding for the US among the Muslims, maybe help from his European allies for the Afghanistan war and the closing of Guantanamo. Read the rest of this entry »

This week the Church of Scientology, with members as famous as actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta, has gone on trial in France on charges of organized fraud. This church -registered as a religion in the United States was founded in 1954 by L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction writer- Read the rest of this entry »

This was and still is a great Sunday in France as three important events have and are taking place. One in Paris, where lovers of tennis have been able to assist to the first tennis matches for the 2009 Roland Garros tournament also known as the French Open. Read the rest of this entry »

The H1N1 flu is making unwelcome news all over the world. Sometimes the news create panic and hysteria among the people, sometimes unnecessary but understandable behavior when no one is really sure what is happening and how things are going to develop. Read the rest of this entry »