If it’s August, it Must Be ‘Les Vacances’

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  08.28.09 | 3:17 PM ET

We’ve all been there: wandering in a medieval town emptied of locals, or reading the note in our guidebook about business closures for the month of August—those pesky paid vacation days again. Global Post’s Teri Schultz takes a look at government-mandated vacation time over in Europe, and the lack thereof back in the States.