1: St. Christopher's Inn Paris

68, Quai de la Seine, 75019 19ème Arrondissement, Paris, France   website

Opens in early 2008.

Bon Jour Travelers!
The long awaited St Christopher’s hostel in Paris will be opening soon! This purpose built hostel can be found in the recently regenerated 19th district - on the scenic canal where Amélie was filmed. It boasts almost 300 beds, with a good mix of private rooms and dormitories, a plush Belushi’s Bar, live [...]

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Hello Travelers,
Sarah, one of our resident foodies takes us on a culinary tour or Paris. If you are looking for a little upscale places perfect for a romantic dinner full of delicious French food, consider these excellent recommendations. Plus, she recommends a fantastic boutique hotel that has only been open for the [...]

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Bon Jour Travelers!
On a recent short trip to Paris I sat down with the staff from to get some insight into the city from a local’s point of view. Ok, nobody I talked with is actually French, but everyone has at least 3 years experience in the City of Light and all have personally [...]

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Hello Travelers!
One of our friends in Rome, Italy turned us on to Kris Mole, self-professed slacker now turned fund raiser, from England who is traveling to each European capital to raise money for cancer in the memory of his late aunty, Susan Proto.  Here is the catch, on November 1st Kris turned up in Stockholm, Sweden [...]

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Hello Travelers!
Why not???  Isn’t that what we all think when we find a super cheap inter-European air ticket? That’s certainly what I thought when I booked my 120 euro roundtrip ticket from Rome, Italy to Paris-Beauvais, France.
Okay, so here’s the question: would I still have booked my ticket had I known that the Beauvais [...]

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Sept. 4, 2007-  This morning a Eurostar train made the trip from Paris to London in 2 hours, 3 minutes and 16 seconds.  This time did not beat the the 2 hour goal but it was still 15 minutes faster than the 2003 record.  The train is scheduled to start regular service between St Pancras and Paris [...]

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Virgin Travel Insurance has interviewed 1,267 holidaymakers about what their most disappointing sights are abroad and in Britain. 
Listed in order from 1st to 10th most disappointing:
The Eiffel Tower, Paris; Mona Lisa at the Louvre, Paris; Times Square, New York; Las Ramblas, Barcelona; Statue of Liberty, New York; Spanish Steps, Rome; The White House, Washington DC; The Pyramids, Egypt; The Brandenburg [...]

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