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Review: The 2024 Paris Olympics, by Steve Kaffen (Russia 1994-96; HQ staff 2003-11)

Aug 05 2025

Sue Hoyt Aiken (Ethiopia, 1962 – 64) reviews Steve Kaffen’s The 2024 Paris Olympics. This memoir is available on Amazon. Title: The 2024 Paris Olympics Author: Steve Kaffen (RPCV Russia 1994-96; HQ staff 2003-11) Published: May 3, 2025 Review by Sue Hoyt Aiken (Ethiopia, 1962-64) Steve Kaffen, who has published more than a dozen books on his travels, has written a new memoir to accompany not only his extensive photography but his personal experiences on the road. The 2024 Paris Olympics serves as a comprehensive travel memoir, blending personal anecdotes, Olympic highlights, and reflections on global exploration. The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris were a massive event, featuring 10,500 athletes from 206 countries competing in 32 sports, attended by over 10 million visitors and supported by 45,000 volunteers – try and wrap your head around those numbers! One of the highlights was the opening ceremony held along the Seine with roughly 300,000 spectators, and Kaffen was able to . . .

The 2024 Paris Olympics, by Steve Kaffen (Russia 1994-96; HQ staff 2003-11)

May 07 2025

About the book The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris had everything: a stunning setting, precise planning and execution, welcoming hospitality and goodwill by the residents and the 45,000 volunteers, camaraderie among the visitors, and the Games themselves. It was an Olympics of fun, joy, and spirited energy for the millions, including many families, that came from Europe and throughout the world for an Olympic vacation and to support their countries’ participants. The individual and team performances of the 10,500 athletes representing over 200 countries captivated those in attendance and the billions watching at home, and gave everyone a rest and refocus from the political, social, and economic issues gripping the planet. Author Steve Kaffen arrived two months before the opening ceremony to observe the preparations and returned for the Games. Using descriptive text and hundreds of original photos, he takes us to the unique opening ceremony, 12 different sports, the . . .