Born in the USA, Made in France | Geography Education | Scoop.it France — the land of haute cuisine, fine wine and cheese — would be the last place you would expect to find a thriving fast-food market. In a country known for its strong national identity and anti-globalization movement, it seems improbable that McDonald’s could have survived the onslaught of French social and political activism. In 1999, José Bové, an agricultural unionist, became a hero to anti-globalization supporters when he and his political group, Confédération Paysanne, bulldozed a McDonald’s in Milau, France, to protest against U.S. trade restrictions on French dairy products. With bullhorn in hand, he declared to the television news cameras: “We attacked this McDonald’s because it is a symbol of multinationals that want to stuff us with junk food and ruin our farmers.” Local Responsiveness Burger King — arguably McDonald’s largest competitor in the world — entered the French market in 1981 but closed its 39 stores in 1997. Fireplaces and Flatscreen TVs Suppliers as Partners
Bridge and Tunnel Club Big Map See what's new on the Big Map: Hallets Cove Esplanade and Astoria Boulevard in Astoria, Queens (2/17/14); Whitey Ford Field in Astoria, Queens (2/14/14); Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village, Queens (2/6/14); Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Sarasota Jungle Gardens and The Ringling on Florida's Gulf Coast (2/1/14); Super Bowl Boulevard in Midtown Manhattan (1/31/14); Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona (1/24/14); Discovering Columbus Exhibition in Columbus Circle, Midtown Manhattan (1/18/14); Oyster Bay Oyster Festival in Oyster Bay, Long Island (1/4/14); Queens Zoo in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens (9/21/13); Shuttle Enterprise Flyover at the Intrepid in Manhattan (9/19/13); Great Jones Street in Noho, Manhattan (9/17/13); Barclays Center, Brooklyn Flea at the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower and the defunct Dekalb Market in Brooklyn (9/16/13); Acadia National Park, Portland Head Light and Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory in Maine (8/16/13)
The 5 of the Most Amazing Locations on the Earth Despite the fact that you have an internet connection and that you believe that you have seen every interesting location on the Earth, there will always be places which you have never seen. Earth is full of unique and exciting places, some of them are discovered and used by humans to rest and spend vacations there, and some of them are waiting to be yet discovered. We are about to present you a list of five location which we believe that they could be the most amazing places on Earth, however, you will understand that it is too difficult to make such list because there are plenty places which should be on the list. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. You will find that this place is often described as alien-like and one of the most unusual places on the Earth and, indeed, there are some plants which grow there, as well as the shape of the soil, which will give you a feel that you have been teleported to some planet similar to those which were often visited by Star Trek heroes. Share and Enjoy
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Here Is Everything I Learned in New York City Wear Comfortable Shoes Yes, there are women who walk around New York in five-inch stilettos. There are also people who like to have sex hanging from a ceiling with a ball gag in their mouth. This world is strange and mysterious. But New York is a walking city, a city of derring-do, and you don’t want to be limping behind. Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for What You Want When I first came to New York, I was intimidated by delis, which is a little bit like being frightened of lawn sprinklers. “Whaddaya want?” “Um, what do you have?” The man would look at an expansive glass case of cold cuts and cheeses splayed out before me with a gesture that suggested: What do you need, lady, a map? Sometimes I panicked. You can ask for what you want and suffer the possibility of judgment, or you can pretend you want something else and almost certainly get it. When I finally asked for a sandwich as I really wanted it, the man behind the counter simply nodded. My face prickled with embarrassment. He shrugged.
The Netherlands by bike and barge But all that pizzazz does ultimately overload the senses, and by early afternoon it is almost a relief to rejoin my fellow travellers for the next leg of our four-day flower-centric barge and cycling tour of Holland. There are 14 of us, Britons and Americans, and I seem to be the only one who has yet to retire. Our guide, Luek, a former schoolteacher who must be well into his seventies, gathers us together. “OK, so we are now in the heart of Bloembollenstreek, Holland’s bulb-growing region, which stretches 20 miles from Haarlem to Leiden,” he tells us. “We have been growing bulbs here since the end of the 16th century, and we are still the world’s largest producer of commercially grown flowers. Let’s go for a ride.” The billions of bulbs grown in fields are allowed to flower before being dug up and put into storage. Our gentle daily bike rides are a joy. There are waterways everywhere, and ducks and geese are our constant companions. I begin to get the hang of it. “Really? Getting there
12 Best Free Summer Events New Yorkers Know About that Tourists Don't If you want a true New York summer experience, join the locals, who mark their calendars as soon as dates are set for these free not-to-be-missed events. Picnic provisions are essential for park entertainment, and in a city where real estate seems to always be at a premium, people will arrive more than an hour in advance to throw down a blanket to claim space. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Magic Beauty Of Italian Coastal Cities I think you would not refuse to live in any of these towns in Italy. There’s a calm, picturesque, sunny and these cities are located near the azure sea. Just paradise! Vernazza – one of five localities of the Cinque Terre. Portofino – small fishing town located in the province of Genoa. Atrani – a municipality in Italy, located in the region of Campania, is subject to the administrative center of Salerno. Ravello – a popular resort. Sorrento. Rapallo – a resort city (since 1957) on the Ligurian coast, the waters of the bay of the same name, to the south-east of Genoa. Lerici. Castiglioncello, a small town in Italy, Tuscany. Manarola – a small fishing village in Liguria, northern Italy.
43 Places Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 2) Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island, Hong Kong Fernando De Noronha - Brazil Spirit Island, Magligne Lake, Alberta, Canada Rice Field Terraces in Yunnan, China Bern, Switzerland Coron Palawan, Philippines Rocky Village, Vernazza, Italy Porto Katsiki, Lefkada Island, Greece Lower Lewis River Falls - Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Washington, USA Pangong Tso Lake in the Himalayas Golden Eye Hotel - St. Golden Horn, Brac Island - Croatia Soneva Fushi, Maldives Alentejo, Portugal Etretat, Normandy, France The Pearl Waterfall, Jiuzhaigou Valley, China Norway Awa’awapuhi Trail Kauai, Hawaii Santa Domenica nel Salento Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1 - click here) Discovered a place we should include in Part 3 of Amazing Places?