I regard Paris as a feast for the eyes, the senses and brain. It is a phenomenal city.

My favorite place in the whole world is the city of Paris. to me, Paris stands at the frontier of every major category of travel - in food, art, theater, history, in so many different areas that I simply don't get tired of it.

What a treasure of awesome sights and attractions our country has.

I've always found that the best travelers are the very same people who are intensely interested in the history and culture of their own home city.

You avoid the overcrowding of tourist locations by traveling in off-season. That is now one of the major rules of smart travel - go when the tourists are NOT there, and even though you may have to don an extra layer of clothing, you will enjoy the sights and the experiences at the destination in the way that they were enjoyed before they became so well-known.

At its best, travel should challenge our preconceptions and most cherished views, cause us to rethink our assumptions, shake us a bit, make us broader minded and more understanding.

Luckily you cannot get to the Golden Triangle in a bus. You can only access it on your own two feet!