Québec City in the fall is enchanting, with a mix of historical charm, outdoor dining, and unique local markets.

For instance, the Funiculaire de Montmartre (or Montmartre funicular) in Paris, though it didn’t make the cut here, saved me countless steps up the hill to Sacré Cœur. This collection of my favorite ...

Advice on the best ways to get around Quebec City. How to get to and from the airport, plus how to use public transportation such as buses and taxis.

Funicular railroads (or to use the French spelling, funiculaire) are cable railways that use two counterbalanced passenger cars to travel up and down steep inclines. Famous examples include the ...

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful! Poetry inspired by the moon Myth, metaphor or metonym? How do poets listen to their eternal muse? What do they see in it?

Straight up to the top of the mountain: the Stoos funicular railway gives you the steepest ascent of its kind in the world.

A steep escarpment divides Old Québec into two parts: Lower Town, where the port was located, and Upper Town, where the wealthier residents lived and the site of most of the important civic and ...

One of the great Paris films, Jacques Rivette’s Céline and Julie Go Boating makes magic and mischief on the streets of the French capital. How have those streets changed today?

There is a funiculaire in the Châtelet-Les Halles metro stop off the RER B line in Paris. Granted, it’s a mini funiculaire and no comparison to the Montmartre funiculaire, but fun nonetheless!