So, you ever thought of going to Paris?  But you want to stop in New York, first?  Google has the directions all mapped out for you.  (By the way, to give credit where credit is due, I found out about this by reading reader e-mails to a columnist from ESPN.com).  Here's what you do:

   1.  Go to google.com
   2.  Click on Maps
   3.  Glick on Get Directions
   4.  In the left-side field, type "new york, ny"
   5.  In the right-hand field, type "paris, france"
   6.  When the directions show up, scroll down to about #24.

Try it for yourself.  And if you want to follow the instructions to a tee, I hope you do a good job keeping your print-out of the instructions above water!