Some tourists walk Paris, some sit at cafes, others zip around the metro to Eiffel-esque destinations. But I dreamed of seeing Paris from a bicycle. Besides, my wife, our teenage daughter and I had ...

Arriving in a new city and feeling like an out-of-my-depth ignoramus is hardly a novel concept for me. I’ve made something of a career out of it. But Paris raises the stakes. Perhaps it is the shame ...