Articles written by Paris Franz

Thursday October 6 2011 saw the UK's first commercial flight powered by biofuels as Thomson Airways flew 232 passengers from Birmingham to Lanzarote.

Oct 6, 2011 - Paris Franz

Venture to the Guildhall Art Gallery on Friday afternoons for free tours of the Corporation of London's extensive art collection.

Oct 3, 2011 - Paris Franz

Research by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the British Council has found that 50 percent of the world's schoolchildren study Shakespeare.

Sep 10, 2011 - Paris Franz

Want to get across central London quickly? Hop on one of London's sturdy rental bikes and beat the traffic.

Mar 18, 2011 - Paris Franz

Treat yourself to afternoon tea at London's poshest five star hotels such as Claridge's, the Savoy, the Dorchester and the Ritz.

Feb 24, 2011 - Paris Franz

The global drive to provide clean drinking water and sanitation facilities is essential but far from easy.

Feb 21, 2011 - Paris Franz

Jan Gossaert's Renaissance is the first show dedicated to the pivotal Flemish Old Master in more than 45 years.

Feb 21, 2011 - Paris Franz

The United Nations' Millennium Development Goals have a target date of 2015 to meet the needs of the world's poorest people.

Feb 20, 2011 - Paris Franz

Prince William and Kate Middleton get married on 29 April 2011, and London's hotels and restaurants are gearing up for a welcome influx of visitors.

Feb 20, 2011 - Paris Franz

From art galleries to chocolate boutiques to afternoon tea at posh hotels, London is full of possibilities for a memorable treat on Mother's Day.

Feb 14, 2011 - Paris Franz

The climax to the Farscape story sees galaxy-wide war, life and death decisions and, most importantly, Ben Browder and Claudia Black in leather.

Feb 12, 2011 - Paris Franz

In the second Inspector Singh Investigates novel, the dogged and portly Inspector Singh takes on a perplexing murder case in Bali, Indonesia.

Feb 10, 2011 - Paris Franz

Three sisters from the Chinese countryside make a life for themselves in the big city in the absorbing Chinese novel Miss Chopsticks.

Feb 6, 2011 - Paris Franz

The Caves of Steel is a science-fiction novel by Isaac Asimov, which has stood the test of time.

Feb 6, 2011 - Paris Franz

A growing number of airlines - Easyjet, Ryanair, Tuifly, Vueling - offer cheap flights to Venice from around Europe.

Feb 3, 2011 - Paris Franz

Stars of stage and screen will appear in London's thriving theatres in 2011.

Feb 2, 2011 - Paris Franz

The tomb of the second Mughal emperor, Humayun, is both a memorial and a symbol of Mughal power.

Feb 1, 2011 - Paris Franz

Miraculously unplundered, the Anglo-Saxon ship burial discovered at Sutton Hoo in1939 throws light on a mysterious time in English history.

Jan 29, 2011 - Paris Franz

After a successful, recession-defying 2010, London's theatres will see a busy 2011 with many new openings of dramas, comedies and musicals.

Jan 28, 2011 - Paris Franz

As war loomed in the summer of 1939 archaeologists uncovered Britain's richest Anglo-Saxon ship burial in the Suffolk countryside.

Jan 27, 2011 - Paris Franz

The manuscript of the rollicking adventure story the Hamzanama was the first major artwork to emerge from the studio of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.

Jan 22, 2011 - Paris Franz

Season 4 of Australian science-fiction show is as riveting as ever, although its ending had fans howling in outrage.

Jan 18, 2011 - Paris Franz

The stakes are high in the third season of Australian science-fiction show Farscape.

Jan 7, 2011 - Paris Franz

Cult science-fiction show Farscape gets into its impressive stride in its second season.

Jan 3, 2011 - Paris Franz

A cult US-Australian science-fiction drama, Farscape garnered a devoted following from its first season.

Jan 2, 2011 - Paris Franz

Electric car buyers in the United Kingdom will be entitled to the Plug-In Car Grant from January 2011.

Dec 3, 2010 - Paris Franz

An epic yet intimate film, Indochine, starring Catherine Deneuve, tells the story of the last days of French Indochina.

Oct 27, 2010 - Paris Franz

Keeping hydrated is essential for good health. The body needs a steady intake of water throughout the day to function properly.

Sep 18, 2010 - Paris Franz

The idea is simplicity itself: Drink water before a meal and lose weight. A scientific study from Virginia Tech confirms it works.

Sep 17, 2010 - Paris Franz

In 1644 the once glorious Ming Dynasty was brought to an end by one of its own, the embittered ex-soldier and rebel leader Li Zicheng.

Sep 8, 2010 - Paris Franz

The Italian past definite, or passato remoto, is a formal, literary past tense. This articles sets out how it is used.

Aug 6, 2010 - Paris Franz

The pluperfect tense in Italian expresses events that happened in the past, before another event that also took place in the past.

Aug 2, 2010 - Paris Franz

Discover Shakespeare's Globe, London's oldest gothic church and most modern art on Bankside, on the south side of the river Thames.

Aug 1, 2010 - Paris Franz

Coffee has been many things - stimulant, medicine and social drink. Discover some of the lesser-known facts about coffee and its long and tumultuous history

Jul 21, 2010 - Paris Franz

Not much is known about the early history of coffee, and many tall tales and legends have arisen to fill in the blanks of the historical record.

Jul 18, 2010 - Paris Franz

A mix of the fabulous and the prosaic, "The Travels" by Marco Polo has fascinated and puzzled readers ever since it was first written in 1298.

Jul 15, 2010 - Paris Franz

Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has resigned in a bid to end the country's political deadlock.

Jul 2, 2010 - Paris Franz

The Garden Museum, in the former Church of St Mary in Lambeth, south London, is a gardener's haven, complete with riotous flowers and stained glass windows.

Jun 16, 2010 - Paris Franz

From the mud and the music of Glastonbury, to the artistic buffet that is the Edinburgh Festival, there is an abundance of choice for the festival goer.

May 26, 2010 - Paris Franz

Hay fever is on the increase, and lifestyle factors can influence hay fever symptoms, according to research published in the Hay Fever Health Report 2010.

May 23, 2010 - Paris Franz

With itchy eyes, sneezing and ongoing fatique, summer can be a miserable time for hay fever sufferers. Over- the-counter hay fever remedies can help.

May 21, 2010 - Paris Franz

A substantial number of Italian verbs follow regular patterns. This article sets out the conjugations of Italian regular verbs in the present tense.

May 8, 2010 - Paris Franz

The second season of television spy drama Alias hits all the right notes, with its dangerous missions, secret agendas and flamboyant costumes.

May 6, 2010 - Paris Franz

Discover the master of Italian crime fiction, Andrea Camilleri, and his enduringly unorthodox creation, Inspector Salvo Montalbano.

Apr 29, 2010 - Paris Franz

Get up close and personal with the Vikings at York's famous museum, the Jorvik Viking Centre.

Apr 19, 2010 - Paris Franz

With its Romans and Vikings, museums and art galleries, churches and pubs, visitors should have little trouble finding things to do in York.

Apr 13, 2010 - Paris Franz

Inspired by her adopted home of Venice, author Donna Leon has created a series of absorbing tales of crime and detection, Italian-style.

Mar 31, 2010 - Paris Franz

Award-winning crime writer Donna Leon's Commissario Brunetti investigates industrial pollution and murder in the Venetian lagoon.

Mar 30, 2010 - Paris Franz

With its tumultuous history, literary giants, dramatic landscape and excellent wine, there is more to Friuli Venezia Giulia than meets the eye.

Jan 14, 2010 - Paris Franz

Gender is an important element of Italian grammar. This article highlights some shortcuts to learning Italian noun genders.

Dec 11, 2009 - Paris Franz