From a village corner to Rue de Rivoli, learning why the French don't bike for fun — they bike because they have somewhere to be.

This month's random walk isn't really a walk at all — it's a stroll, the kind where you let your pace slow down and just take in the view.

Bend A Little

Why does an iron tower built for a fair still stop Parisians mid-conversation? A personal look at the history, culture, and quiet pull of the Eiffel Tower.

Motion is Lotion

Four kilometers, one dead-straight sightline - this walk traces the Axe Historique from the Grande Arche through Quartier Bellini and Neuilly-sur-Seine, all the way to the Arc de Triomphe.

Just past the edge of Paris as most people know it, glass towers rise. La Défense is the district Paris built for its future — and, it turns out, the one Parisians quietly claimed for their weekends too.

France, especially the big cities, is big and bold. Then, there's August — when the shutters roll down, the boulangeries go dark, and an entire country quietly disappears to the coast.

A Sense of Wonder

A simple walk across Paris reveals three very different experiences.