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☆ A New Getty Family Business
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Jessica Testa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Once, more than a decade ago, Rosetta Getty was asked by her daughter’s elementary schoolteacher, “Are we going to discuss the elephant in the room?”Ms. Getty didn’t know what she meant. “The fact that Violet basically acts like a boy and dresses like a boy,” the teacher said, according to Ms. Getty, who said she replied nonchalantly. “We don’t make a big deal about it,” Ms. Getty recalled saying, bracing for whatever came next. “She actually was cool about it,” Ms. Getty said in a recent interview for this article. The teacher told Ms. Getty she wouldn’t divide the class by gender for group projects or anything like that; Violet wouldn’t be forced to choose.

Persons: Rosetta Getty, “, Ms, Getty, Violet, nonchalantly, Violet wouldn’t, ”, Chateau Marmont Organizations: New York Times Locations: Los Angeles

☆ I traveled around Luxembourg, one of the world's wealthiest and most sustainable countries. I found 2 ways I can make my next visit more eco-friendly.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It is known for its sustainable practices, including free public transport. I was especially looking forward to free travel by train as it's more sustainable than flying or driving. Met a representative from Visit Luxembourg for a walking tour and lunch at a local restaurant. In comparison, my flight from Edinburgh took about five hours, not including travel time to the airport. Meanwhile, the Visit Luxembourg spokesperson suggested seeking accommodation within or close to Benu Village, an ecovillage in Esch-sur-Alzette (about a 20-minute drive to Luxembourg City), which is being built using recycled materials.

Persons: —, Mikhaila Friel, Nina Karnikowski, Chateau d'Urspelt, Chateau, Le Royal, Karnikowski, Sloow Organizations: Service, Visit, Le Royal, Met, Visit Luxembourg, Eurostar, Luxembourg City, Edinburgh, Le, d'Urspelt, Luxembourg's, Tourism Locations: Luxembourg, Vianden, Visit Luxembourg, Australian, Edinburgh, Scotland, London, Chateau, Ettelbruck, Chateau d'Urspelt, Brussels, Belgium, Luxembourg City, Domenico Palace, Sicily, Esch

The two leaders will meet Wednesday at Filoli, a secluded estate along Northern California’s coastal range. It was built in 1917 as a private residence and later became a National Trust for Historic Preservation site. The estate is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of San Francisco, where leaders are gathering for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ conference this week. “It appears to be a quiet, secluded estate, where Biden and Xi can have an intimate conversation in a relaxed environment,” Glaser said. The gardens feature in Jennifer Lopez’s film “The Wedding Planner.”——AP writers Didi Tang and Colleen Long in San Francisco, and Zeke Miller and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.

Persons: Joe Biden, China’s Xi, Bonnie Glaser, Biden, Xi, ” Glaser, ”, Jeremi Suri, “, ” Suri, Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Suri, William Bowers Bourn, Jennifer Lopez’s, Didi Tang, Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Matthew Lee Organizations: FRANCISCO, —, National Trust for Historic, Economic Cooperation, German Marshall Fund, APEC, University of Texas Locations: Filoli, Northern, San Francisco, Asia, Austin, Soviet Union, Reykjavik, Washington

☆ Opinion: In the French language, ‘inclusive’ becomes a loaded word
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( David A. Andelman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Last month, the French Senate voted 221 to 82 in favor of the proposal banning gender-inclusive language from official French documents. Now it seems, another legitimate arm of state power — the French Senate — has taken matters into its own hands. As Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the left-wing populist France Insoumise (France Unbowed) party said on X: “The French language belongs to those who speak it.”But the right embraces it. And he is someone who has embraced all efforts to cement French as a central language for the world. It’s all part of the French president’s ongoing campaign to boost the use of French everywhere.

Persons: David A, David Andelman, sommation, ”, “, maitresse ”, Pascale Gruny, Le, it’s, they’re, Senate —, ” There’s, Gruny, Jean, Luc Mélenchon, Emmanuel Macron, centrism, Macron, King François Organizations: CNN, French Legion of, The New York Times, CBS News, Paris CNN —, French Academy, Senate, National Assembly, International City Locations: Europe, ASIA, Paris, France, French, Republic, Luxembourg, Cotterêts, Spain

In her 25 years of making films, Sofia Coppola has always found the poetry behind the headlines, the banality in the glamour, the soul in the superficial. “(Priscilla) wasn’t looking to make a movie out of the story,” Coppola told The Associated Press in a recent interview. They shot out of order: On some days, Spaeny was teenage Priscilla in the morning and adult, pregnant Priscilla after lunch. Though there are endless photographs and video footage of Elvis and Priscilla, those photographs have disappeared, Coppola said. Before the film's premiere in Venice, Coppola said she wasn’t making “Priscilla” for Elvis fans.

Persons: Sofia Coppola, Priscilla Presley’s, Elvis, ” Coppola, “ Priscilla, ”, Edith Wharton’s “, Priscilla, wasn’t, “ Priscilla ”, Coppola, Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla ”, “, Philippe Le Sourd, Tamara Deverell, Stacey Battat, Chanel, Valentino, Elvis’s, Jacob Elordi, Spaeny, Chateau Marmont —, Le Sourd, Elvis ’, Presley, ’ ” Coppola, “ You’re, ’, Elvis Presley, Thomas Mars, Phil Spector, Dolly Parton’s, Eleanor Coppola, Joan, Sylvia Plath, ” Spaeny, she’s, “ Sofia Coppola, “ Marie Antoinette, she's, “ It’s Organizations: Associated Press, Venice Film, Hyatt, Elvis, Phoenix Locations: Versailles, Michigan, Calabasas, Tokyo, West Hollywood, Manhattan, New York, Los Angeles, Venice, Germany, Graceland, Las Vegas , Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Bemelmans, Toronto

☆ $100 billion property giant Prologis sealed a huge EV charging station deal. It hints at a new opportunity for real estate investors.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Late last year, it installed 38 chargers for electric trucks operated by Maersk at two sites in the Los Angeles area. There were 1.8 million conventional medium and heavy duty commercial vehicles operating in the state in 2021, according to data from the California Air Resources Board. Arnold said electric charging sites might be more lucrative than traditional industrial outdoor storage properties. The EV-charging business' chicken-and-egg problemOne of the biggest constraints to the development of charging sites is the availability of power. PDS operates about 320 diesel rigs, Gillis said, but because of the rules, will purchase "20 to 30 electric trucks" a year to steadily electrify its fleet.

Persons: Henrik Holland, John O'Leary, O'Leary's, Holland, Crawford Arnold, Arnold, Southern California Reuters Arnold, Vernon, Rivian, Gage, Zeina, Azzi, she'd, Jim Hurless, Hurless, Michael Bresnahan, Bresnahan, Elon Musk, Tesla, Greg Pearson, Pearson, Frank Schulz, Marijan Murat, Jim Gillis, Gillis, Emil Abdelshehid, We're, Nikola, Moshe Cohen, Cohen Organizations: Shell, Prologis, Maersk, Daimler Truck North, Mercedes, Freightliner, Government, California Air Resources Board, US Department of Energy, IOS, Investors, Shipping, Southern California Reuters, Amazon, FedEx, UPS, Colorado ., Chateau Energy Solutions, Tesla, Klabin, Getty, Los, Pacific Drayage Services, Los Angeles Department of Water, PDS, Volvo, Inc Locations: Southern California, Danish, Los Angeles, Long, Los Angeles County, Torrance, Daimler Truck North America, California, Vernon, of Long Beach, Newark , New Jersey, Texas, New York City, New Jersey, Colorado, Inland, Fontana, San Bernardino, Brooklyn

☆ France boosts air, rail security amid rise in bomb hoaxes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

French police stand guard in front of the Chateau de Versailles (Palace of Versailles) as tourists enter again after the Palace was evacuated for security reasons, in Versailles, near Paris, France, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Clotaire Achi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - France, already on its highest security alert, is to boost security at airports around the capital and on trains after a wave of bomb hoaxes, the transport minister said on Sunday. Alongside the heightened risk, there were "people who are playing with fear", he said, referring to the wave of fake bomb alerts that have hit transport networks, schools and cultural centres over the last week. Since last Wednesday, there have been 70 bomb hoaxes in airports in France, he said, adding that almost all of these alerts were sent from the same Swiss-based email address. Beaune told France Inter that hoaxes are not "small jokes, they are serious crimes" and that they will be investigated.

Persons: Chateau, Clotaire, Clement Beaune, Layli Foroudi, Nick Macfie Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, ., SNCF, France Inter, Thomson Locations: Versailles, Paris, France, Arras, Europe, Beaune, Swiss

French police stand guard in front of the Chateau de Versailles (Palace of Versailles) as tourists enter again after the Palace was evacuated for security reasons, in Versailles, near Paris, France, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Clotaire Achi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Eight French airports faced security alerts on Wednesday and several were evacuated for checks, the DGAC aviation authority said, and the Palace of Versailles closed again due to its third security scare in five days. Lille airport was evacuated due to a bomb scare, the airport had said earlier in the day on social media platform X. The Palace of Versailles, one of France's main tourist attractions, said it was again evacuating visitors for security reasons. Reporting by Dominique Vidalon, Marine Strauss; editing by Bernadette Baum and Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Chateau, Clotaire, Dominique Vidalon, Marine Strauss, Bernadette Baum, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Louvre, Gare de Lyon, Thomson Locations: Versailles, Paris, France, Toulouse, Biarritz, Pau, Nice, Lyon, Lille, Rennes, Nantes

☆ 9 of the world's most haunted castles and mansions — and a look at their dark histories
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Dominic-Madori Davis | Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Some castles and mansions around the world are said to be haunted. They tell the stories of those who came before, and those who many believe have yet to pass on. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementSome of the most haunted places in the world give us a deeper look into the history of past cultures.

Persons: —, shivers Organizations: Service, Morgan House Locations: Trécesson, France, India

☆ French centre-right keeps control of Senate, far-right wins three seats
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] French Senate President Gerard Larcher arrives to attend a state dinner in honor of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Chateau de Versailles (Versailles Palace) in Versailles, near Paris, on the first day of their State visit to France, September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Acquire Licensing Rights Read morePARIS, Sept 24 (Reuters) - France's centre-right Les Republicains (LR) party maintained its majority in the Senate after Sunday's vote, in which three senators from Marine Le Pen's far-right party were elected. The Senate is indirectly elected by France's mayors as well as regional, departmental and municipal councillors. Le Pen's Rassemblement National had been widely expected to make a new breakthrough in the Senate but the score of three wins was above expectations. Under France's Fifth Republic, the Senate has less influence over legislating than the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.

Persons: Gerard Larcher, Britain's King Charles, Queen Camilla, Hannah McKay, Les Republicains, Le Pen's, Sonia Backes, Emmanuel Macron's, Macron, Michel Rose, Sybille de La, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Chateau, REUTERS, State, France's Fifth, National Assembly, Socialist, Thomson Locations: Versailles, Paris, France, PARIS, Marine, Rassemblement, New Caledonia, France's Fifth Republic

☆ He was inspired to be a software engineer by a Steve Jobs campus visit—his company just sold for $28 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Michael Baum's cybersecurity software company, Splunk, just sold to Cisco for $28 billion. As soon as I saw MacPaint and MacDraw, I knew I had to figure out how this worked," Baum told U.K.-based The Gentleman Magazine in 2022. Baum went on to establish himself as a serial entrepreneur, building and selling multiple software businesses before 2000. When Splunk went public in 2012, it was valued at roughly $1.6 billion. The "inquisitive nature" that drove him to learn more about Jobs' Macintosh computers "continues to drive me today," Baum told The Gentleman Magazine.

Persons: Michael Baum's, Steve Jobs, Baum, Jobs, Drexel, — Rob Das, Erik Swan —, Splunk, refashioned, he's Organizations: Cisco, Drexel University, Gentleman Magazine, BBC, Reuters, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Walt Disney, Yahoo, Jobs, CNBC Locations: Philadelphia, San Francisco, France's Burgundy

☆ This US-based couple bought a cheap apartment in France to give their kids a different upbringing
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —Splashing out an apartment in the south of France and renovating it yourself may sound like a difficult – and hugely expensive – task. The couple spent a year or so completing the renovations themselves, which involved putting in new flooring and repainting the walls, as well as transforming the annex area into a bedroom for their children. Meanwhile, Rixa spent most of any free time she had looking for pre-used items, including dishes, for their new place. Frugal livingEric and Rixa purchased this former Communist office in Old Nice in 2020, six years after buying the apartment over it. Courtesy Margarite FisherHe also points out that Old Nice is a place that “preceded cars” so it has much more of a neighborhood feel and lots of shared outdoor space.

Persons: Eric Freeze, Rixa, Dio, Inga, ”, Eric, “ It’s, they’d, Jeunes Communistes, “, they’ve, Eric ., Rixa’s, ’, Chateau, Margarite Fisher, It’s, they’re, They’re, they've, it’s, ” Eric, Zari, Ivy, Armando Nevarez “, that’s Organizations: CNN, Communist, “ Young Communists, French Communist Party, “, UNESCO Locations: France, Canada, Old Nice, Nice, Indianapolis, Indiana, French

☆ Marie Antoinette Statues and Baccarat Chandeliers: Houston Château Lists for $29 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones, marie, antoinette Locations: houston

☆ Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner split after 4 years of marriage
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are going their separate ways. The singer filed a petition for divorce in Florida on Tuesday in Miami Dade County, according to public records obtained by CNN. CNN has reached out to representatives for Jonas and Turner for comment. At the time, Jonas posted a photo to his verified Instagram page showcasing Turner wearing her new engagement ring, with the caption reading “she said yes.”Turner and the Jonas Brothers singer went on to have two weddings. Turner shared a glimpse into the wedding days later when she posted a black and white photo of the couple during their recessional to her Instagram page, writing “Mr and Mrs Jonas” in the caption.

Persons: Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner, Jonas, Turner, ” Turner, Jonas Brothers, Elvis Presley, –, Diplo, Tourreau, Elle, Jonas ”, Maise Williams, Nick, Kevin Organizations: CNN, Billboard, Thrones Locations: Florida, Miami Dade County, Las Vegas, France

Payouts will come from a "fair fund" created under a settlement between Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, arising from Musk's August 2018 post on Twitter that he had "funding secured" for a Tesla buyout. The fund was originally $40 million, with Musk and Tesla each contributing $20 million, and grew to $42.3 million with interest payments. Last week, the SEC said 3,350 claimants would share the $41.53 million payout, recouping 51.7% of their losses. He is expected to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out an appeals court decision upholding the decree. The case is SEC v Musk et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Elon Musk, Ludovic Marin, Musk, Jonathan Stempel, Andy Sullivan Organizations: SpaceX, Twitter, Chateau, REUTERS Acquire, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Supreme, Forbes, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Versailles, Paris, France, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

☆ France pays winemakers to rip up vines as famous Bordeaux region faces uncertain future
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A worker uses a backhoe to grub up an area of vines during snow fall in a vineyard in Haux, some 25 kms southeast of Bordeaux, southwestern France, on January 18, 2023. Those words from a wine producer in Bordeaux underscore the huge challenge facing the famous French region as it undergoes a massive transformation. "In the next five years, we will see less vines in Bordeaux," Sylvie Courselle, an agricultural engineer and enologist at Château Thieuley, told CNBC. "Climate change can accelerate this," Courselle told CNBC, adding that in recent years winemakers have had to deal with hailstorms, frosts and droughts that significantly impact the crop. She thinks that, going forward, the biggest challenge will be access to water — one of the most essential ingredients in wine production.

Persons: It's, Sylvie Courselle, Château Thieuley, Courselle Organizations: CNBC Locations: Haux, Bordeaux, France, Château

☆ A Sunny Place for Shady People
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Liesl Schillinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Its owner was known to accept paintings in lieu of payment — “My kind of hotel,” Picasso joked. In 1960, burglars broke in and stole 21 canvases, including a Braque, a Léger, a Mirò and a Modigliani. The influential Lord Brougham “discovered” Cannes in 1834, when a cholera epidemic interrupted his progress to Italy. Besotted by the Arcadian surroundings, he built a villa. Other foreign aristocrats followed suit, and 20 years later, Prosper Mérimée complained that “the English are established here as in a conquered land.

Persons: ” Picasso, Braque, Modigliani, Miles, Brougham “, Prosper Mérimée, They’ve, Cap Martin, Queen Victoria, Countess, Balmoral, “, Duchess Anastasia, “ Bertie, ”, King Edward VII, Henry Clews, Frank Jay Gould, Murphys, Edith Wharton, Scott Fitzgerald Organizations: Art, Villa Americana Locations: Saint, Paul, Cannes, Italy, Nice, Beaulieu, La, Menton, Balmoral ”, Russian, Monte Carlo, ”, Antibes, Hyères

Wegovy is the first-to-market in a new class of highly effective weight-loss drugs. The self-injection drug has transformed the fortunes of Novo, whose shares have surged about 165% since Wegovy's U.S. launch two years ago. The lion's share may be claimed by frontrunners Novo and its U.S. rival Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.N). Last month, Novo launched Wegovy in Germany, its first big European market. Reporting by Maggie Fick and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen Editing by Josephine Mason and Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Novo Nordisk Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen, LUDOVIC MARIN, Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen's, Jorgensen, Eli Lilly, Wegovy, Novo, Maggie Fick, Jacob Gronholt, Pedersen, Josephine Mason, Mark Potter Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Chateau, BMI, Reuters, frontrunners Novo, Pfizer, Thomson Locations: Versailles, Paris, COPENHAGEN, Europe, Danish, United States, Denmark, Norway, Brussels, Wegovy, Germany

☆ Space tourists will probably have sex up there, but they shouldn't get pregnant, researchers warn
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

If someone gets pregnant in space, the radiation could harm them or their embryo, scientists say. Space companies could end up with lawsuits and bad press if they don't talk to tourists about this. SpaceXIt may not even be possible to get pregnant in space, but it's probably not worth taking the chance. That's partly because space research has long been dominated by government agencies. Their findings may not be applicable to humans at all, but they offer hints that reproductive functions could be affected by space radiation and microgravity.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Origin's, Yusaku Maezawa, Dennis Tito, Sharon, Marc Hagle, Kris Lehnhardt, Lehnhardt, it's, hasn't, Sally Ride, Walter Villadei, Elon Musk, Ludovic Marin, We're, David Cullen, Cullen, Gonzalo Fuentes Organizations: Service, Shepard, Virgin, SpaceX, NASA, Engineers, Virgin Galactic, Chateau, Cranfield University, Reuters Locations: Wall, Silicon, Boca Chica , Texas, Versailles, Paris

Today, the roughly 230 open-air booksellers, stationed along the Seine for about two miles, make up the largest open-air book market in Europe. About 170 of the stalls will be required to close for at least two weeks during the Paris Games, according to a copy of a document that city officials showed bouquinistes at a meeting last month. After the empty arenas of the Olympics in Tokyo, postponed to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, and in Beijing in 2022, organizers in Paris are aiming to bring back grandeur to the Games, which begin July 26. In Paris, with its perfectly preserved mid-19th-century facades, there is more concern about preserving traditions and elements of the city during the Olympic Games than in other cities. The city allows bouquinistes to sell rent-free, but some have had to resort to selling cheap souvenirs rather than books to earn a living.

Persons: Tony Travers Organizations: Paris Games, Eiffel, Olympic, International Olympic Committee, Paris police, Olympic Games, London School of Economics Locations: Europe, Tokyo, Beijing, Paris, Versailles, London, East London, bouquinistes

☆ Elizabeth Warren urges SEC to investigate Tesla over Twitter ties, corporate governance
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sent a letter urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate Tesla and its board of directors over possible "conflicts of interest, misappropriation of corporate assets, and other negative impacts to Tesla shareholders" related to CEO Elon Musk's Twitter takeover. The take-private deal included $13 billion in debt, and Musk reportedly sold billions of dollars worth of his Tesla shares to finance the transaction. In recent weeks, Musk appointed Linda Yaccarino, who previously ran global advertising for Comcast's NBCUniversal, to the role of Twitter CEO. Her hiring stirred hope that Twitter's beleaguered advertising business would soon recover and that Musk would return to focus on Tesla and SpaceX. Tesla is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday of this week.

Persons: Elon Musk, Finances Bruno Le Maire, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Tesla, Elon, Gary Gensler, Warren, Robyn Denholm, Musk, Linda Yaccarino, Comcast's, Yaccarino Organizations: French, Finances, Chateau, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Twitter, SEC, CNBC, Public Affairs, Tesla, SpaceX Locations: Versailles, Paris

☆ Smart ways to save money in Europe this crazy, crowded summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“Last-minute flight prices, especially international ones, are expensive,” says Katy Nastro of Going.com (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights) about airfares from North American to Europe. “Their best value comes when cash prices are high, and there’s no time more expensive than last-minute summer travel,” Nastro says. CNN Travel talked to travel agents, experts and expert travelers, too, for their tips on saving money on European travels this unprecedented summer. “Most travelers going to Europe have a few destinations in mind, “ says Henley Vazquez, co-founder of luxury travel advisor group Fora. These places he calls “the Chicagos of Europe” include Marseille in France, Hamburg in Germany and Liverpool in England.

Persons: CNN —, “, Katy Nastro, you’ll, Nastro, you’ve, ” Nastro, Hevelyn Villar Silva, Hevelyn Villar, ”, Colleen McDaniel, Henley Vazquez, Fora, ” Eurail, Eurail, Ethan Williams, Austria’s, Georgia Bird, Rome Ciampino, Rome Fiumicino, snagging, Ignacio Eguren, ” Eguren, Eguren, Booking.com, aren’t, Rick Steves, ” Steves, Steves, … Organizations: CNN, Cruise, Magnifica, MSC Cruises, MSC Magnifica, Caribbean’s Symphony, Palma de Mallorca, Milan Central Station, Getty, Czech Railways, Saint, Alamy, “, Smart, Library, Rembrandt, Best, Premier Faubourg, CNN Travel, Liverpool, Scala, Scala Santa Holy, Scotsman Locations: Europe, North American, ”, Tampa , Florida, Genoa, Valencia, Spain, Pisa, Portofino, Italy, France, Palma de, Athens, Svalbard, Bergen, Norway, “, Germany, Czech, Czech Republic, Rome, Saint Martin, Paris, mauritius, Checkin Cantabria, Cantabria, Paris ’, Copenhagen, you’ll, Oslo, Marseille, Hamburg, England, Scala Santa

☆ Michelin starred hotels around the world, from Italy to Vietnam
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Chris Dwyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

Courtesy CoteArgentinian maestro Mauro Colagreco was the first ever non-French chef to earn three Michelin stars in France, at Mirazur on the famed French Riviera. Gastronomic restaurant Plénitude by chef Arnaud Donckele marked an extraordinary debut by being awarded the pinnacle of three Michelin stars just six months after opening. Since 2021, they have held three Michelin stars for their cuisine, which celebrates peerless produce from their sustainable farm just seven miles away. Lung King Heen, Four Seasons Hong KongLung King Heen was the first Chinese restaurant to hold three Michelin stars. Capella Hotels & ResortsFinally to Vietnam, where Michelin published its first ever guide in June 2023.

Persons: Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, it’s, Heiko Nieder, carne ”, Ben Benoliel, Alex Nietosvuori, Ally Thompson, Hjem, morel, Cigliutti Enrico Crippa, Piazza, Crippa, Ferran Adrià, Mauro Colagreco, Côte, Raymond Blanc, Paul Wilkinson Chef Raymond Blanc, Lady Gaga, Queen Elizabeth II, ”, ” Blanc, Luke Selby, Plénitude, Cheval Blanc, France Plénitude, Sylvie Becquet, Blanc Paris, chef Arnaud Donckele, Chopin, Maxime Frédéric –, Aled Williams, Gareth Ward, Il Ristorante Niko Romito, Ristorante Niko Romito, Niko Romito, Romito, Giacomo Amicucci, Kyle, Katina, Michel Bras, Le Saint, Martin, Château Saint, France Le Saint, Chef Jean, Luc Lefrançois, Saint, –, sommelier Vincent Arhuro, King Heen, Hong Kong Lung King Heen, Heen, who’s, Chan Yan Tak, Rome Cavalieri, Pergola, Heinz Beck, Hatta, Ushikubo, Raby Hunt, Raby Hunt's Michelin, James Close, Maria, Chef Maria, Lorenz Adlon Esszimmer, Germany Lorenz Adlon Esszimmer, Lorenz, Young, Reto, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, John D, Waku, Ghin, Tetsuya Wakuda, There’s, Tetsuya, they’re, kinome, It’s, Denmark There's, Jean Marchal, Maria Coppy, Jakob de Neergaard, iberico, Sven Wassmer, “, Lumnezia, Douglas, Koki, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Bill Bensley, Chris Dwyer Organizations: CNN, Michelin, Duomo, Capella, Rosewood, of, Notre Dame, Resorts, Dubai Michelin, Resort Dubai, Reale, peerless, ”, Le Saint, Hong, Hong Kong Lung, Seasons Hong, Rockefeller, Sands, Royal Suite, Royal, Swiss, Koki, Capella Hotels, Capella Hanoi Locations: Bangkok, Piedmont, Hanoi, Tokyo, Zurich, Switzerland, Northumberland, Hadrian's, Swedish, England, Wall, Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italy, Japan, Spanish, Capella Bangkok, Thailand, France, Mirazur, Thai, Rosewood Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Chaat, Oxfordshire, ”, Cheval Blanc Paris, of Light, City of, Powys, Wales, Bulgari, Dubai, UAE, Italy’s Abruzzo, SingleThread, California, Healdsburg, Sonoma, Toya, Le, Provence, French, Vence, Marseille, Seasons Hong Kong, Yunnan, Peking, La, Rome, Eternal, County Durham, Darlington, romaine, Berlin, Germany, Brandenburg, Young Swiss, Europe, Marina, Sands, Singapore, Australia, Shizuoka, Hokkaido, d’Angleterre, Copenhagen, Denmark, Marchal, Hibana, Capella Hanoi, Vietnam

☆ Where Mortals Become Fashion Gods
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Simbarashe Cha | Photographs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For a brief moment, after Celine canceled its men’s wear show in Paris because of the recent unrest in France, there were concerns about whether last week’s couture shows would go as planned. Thom Browne, for his debut couture show, turned an opera house into a wonderland full of fantastical suiting. Valentino showed ethereal gowns against the backdrop of the Château de Chantilly, a palatial property outside Paris and one of the most extraordinary venues I’ve ever photographed. In the crowds outside the shows, there was noticeably less peacocking. Others traded boxy clothes, which have dominated the style of guests and fans in recent years, for pieces with softer, more fluid silhouettes.

Persons: Celine, Thom Browne, Valentino Locations: Paris, France, Alaïa, Schiaparelli, Chantilly

☆ Mr president, please return the Mona Lisa to Italy, says Tour rider Bettiol
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BORDEAUX, France, July 7 (Reuters) - Italian Tour de France rider Alberto Bettiol took to social media on Friday to ask French President Emmanuel Macron to return the Mona Lisa to his home country. "Monsieur le Président, please give us back the Monna Lisa and thanks for coming to the Tour," Bettiol tweeted, using the Italian spelling for Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece. Macron paid a visit to the world's greatest cycling race on Thursday, where he shook hands with Bettiol, of the EF Education EasyPost team. It was kept it at the Palace at Fontainebleau, where it remained until King Louis XIV moved the painting to the Palace of Versailles. Following the French Revolution it was moved to the Louvre museum where it is still displayed.

Persons: Alberto Bettiol, Emmanuel Macron, Mona Lisa, Monsieur le Président, Lisa, Bettiol, Leonardo da, Macron, Da Vinci, France's King Francis I, King Louis XIV, Vincenzo Peruggia, Julien Pretot, Ros Russell Organizations: de, EF Education EasyPost, Thomson Locations: BORDEAUX, France, Italy, Loire, Fontainebleau, of Versailles, Florence

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