What I’m Reading This Week: Virgin Routes, Pilots Having Sex, Summer in Paris and Urban Gondolas

Virgin_atlantic

Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic adds Cancun

  1. Virgin Atlantic begins flights to Mexico from UK. Mexico Today
  2. Was the pilot of that doomed Air France flight actually having sex? ABC
  3. Check out this new pop container hotel in England. Hotel Chatter
  4. Paris in the summertime. The best outdoor dining. Paris by Mouth
  5. The London Eye was cool. But this new cable car is even cooler! Terminal U

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What I’m Reading This Week: Paris Attitude, London, Tokyo, Vietnam, Street Food, World’s Shortest Train…

Banhmi

Banh Mi in Vietnam, National Geographic/Tim Hall/Photo Library

  1. This makes me hungry. This is why I travel. Wanderlust alert! National Geographic
  2. This is probably the coolest underground street art you’ll never see. Been Seen
  3. Sacre Bleu! Are Paris’ notoriously gruff waiters becoming less gruff, more cordial? Jarrett Wrisley
  4. Tokyo Metro like you’ve never seen it before. Fubiz
  5. Damn, this makes me want to go to Hawaii! Now. A La Mode
  6. OMG! LMAO! The world’s shortest train? LOL. Devour Continue reading

Room with a View: Hotel de Sers, Paris

Hôtel de Sers, Paris

The Hotel: Hôtel de Sers, Paris

The Room: This is of the hotel’s two new Panoramic Suites on the top (sixth) floor. This one covers about 650 square feet, with a magnificent terrace overlooking the city, a couple blocks away from the Champs Elysées.

The View: An exceptional Paris cityscape that spans from the Sacré Coeur Basilica to the Eiffel Tower. Goosebumps.

The Details: This room goes for about $3,325; others (the hotel has 52 rooms) start around $830. 011.33.1.5323.7575, hoteldesers.com