February Travel News
Hi from Rick: For the Love of Travel
There's a spot in Paris where I like to share my macarons. Pulling the ribbon on the tiny box — gilded with tradition and a flair for good living — and sharing them here is the perfect start for a double date with my favorite travel partner and my favorite city.
Dangling our legs over the tip of the island that splits the River Seine and the city — one bank on the left, the other on the right — we nibble our pastel macarons: rose, lavender, peach, and pistachio. Behind us towers Notre-Dame — its rebuilding after a tragic fire a testimony to the city's embrace of its heritage. And ahead of us are bridges…celebrating kings and emperors with medallions — also gilded — glinting in the morning sun.
Paris is a city for walking, hand in hand, with just the right travel partner. And it's a city for being in the moment… Read more
