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Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.

21 December 2021

Electric flying taxis are being tested for the Paris 2024 Olympics

France plans to deploy flying taxis at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, according to a report published in The Guardian. The first trials for […]
21 December 2021

Top 10 French traditional Christmas foods

France is known for its gastronomic delights, from patisserie windows filled with beautiful sweet creations to Michelin star restaurants headed by famous chefs, so unsurprisingly food […]
16 December 2021

Always wanted to visit France? This 6-day train ride takes you through the country

Oh, la douce France. We don’t know what it is, exactly, but France certainly breathes a certain feeling of nostalgia, a certain air of romance. Maybe […]
15 December 2021

150-year-old light festival gives joy to people in Lyon

From the 8th until the 11th of December, Lyon’s Fêtes des Lumières dazzled people with more than 30 projections and light installations giving special life to […]
13 December 2021

Italy’s Trenitalia to launch high-speed route between Paris and Milan

The French TGV on the Paris-Lyon route will get a competitor soon. Trenitalia, the Italian national railway company, is expected to launch its high-speed Frecciarossa on […]
26 November 2021

Sleep in Europe’s highest listing on Airbnb on the slopes of Mont Blanc

Airbnb has partnered with Europe’s highest cable car station to create the ultimate sleepover for ski lovers: an elevated stay hosted by Olympic ski medalist Federica […]
22 November 2021

Why should you visit Paris this winter? The Jardin des Plantes tells you why

Oh, Paris. There’s certainly a lot to say about the City of Lights, the City of Love, the one that makes every single one of us […]
18 November 2021

France updates requirements to get a health pass and some tourists will now have to pay to get one

On Friday November 5th, the French Parliament has definitively adopted the bill of “health vigilance”. After a final vote of the National Assembly, the bill authorizes […]
15 November 2021

Chanel n°5 celebrates its 100th anniversary

The iconic perfume Chanel n°5 is celebrating its 100th anniversary 2021 and to mark the anniversary, Chanel Haute Jewelry has created the n°5 Collection, crowned by […]
9 November 2021

Cap d’Agde: Naturists and swingers fight for control over the nudist capital of the world

Cap d’Agde in southern France is home to the largest exclusively naturist tourist resort in the world. Located sixty kilometers from Montpellier, it is considered by […]
18 October 2021

Paris catacombs: A Halloween trip to the empire of Death

As we approach Halloween, All Saints’ Day, and the Day of the Dead, what more apt than a visit to the Paris Catacombs? Here, since the […]
14 October 2021

Did you know Chanel also produces its own wine?

Ah, Chanel. The French brand is known all over the world, probably first and foremost for its fashion line. The house was founded in 1910 by […]
7 October 2021

Hotel in Paris where Picasso married in 1918 to offer unique tours into the artist’s formative years

Le Meurice Hotel in Paris, where Picasso married the Russian dancer Olga Khokhlova in 1918, is offering overnight stays with unique guided tours. Le Meurice invites […]
1 October 2021

Paris is the most luxurious city in the world

A recent study conducted by money.co.uk analyzed the number of luxury venues in different cities and produced a ranking based on the results. At the top […]
21 September 2021

Unvaccinated US travelers have to self-isolate upon arrival in France

On September 10th, the government of France issued a decree that removed the United States from the country’s “green” list, banning non-essential travel for unvaccinated travelers […]
17 September 2021

5 very Instagrammable spots in Marseille

« Oh, la France. Ça fait du bien quand on y pense. » It sure does. France might be one of the most holiday-worthy countries in Europe, competing […]