To celebrate this week’s Travel Issue, we caught up with the one-and-only Rick Steves, who happened to be in Paris. Here, he takes us on a whirlwind tour of Rue Cler, where he runs into a pal, peeks into a fromagerie, and scopes out the fresh oysters. For more adventures near and far, check out our Travel issue, out on newsstands this week: http://nyer.cm/A5BEgY2 | The New Yorker

A cruise on the Seine River is the perfect introduction to Paris. We’ll also pay a visit to Napoleon’s tomb, and take in the majestic Louvre. Then we’ll shop in a village-like neighborhood, attend church in a pipe organ loft, and celebrate Bastille Day. | Rick Steves' Europe