
Paris
Notre-Dame is back. So is the Grand Palais. Paris in 2025 hits different — and the Space Invader hunt alone is worth a full afternoon.

Notre-Dame is back. So is the Grand Palais. Paris in 2025 hits different — and the Space Invader hunt alone is worth a full afternoon.

The Burj Khalifa at sunset hits different when Dubai’s grid lights up 828 meters below. But the desert an hour outside the city is the real reason to stay longer.

Skip Saint-Tropez in August. The real Côte d’Azur is Antibes at dawn, socca from a Nice market stall, and Matisse in a quiet room.
