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The polar air arrives as an earlier storm buried parts of the northeastern U.S. in snow—including Vermont.

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Fall 2025

I Spent 6 Days Eating Along France’s 385-Mile Food Trail

On a trip along the Vallée de la Gastronomie, one writer reconnects with the food, the wine, and the people she first fell in love with decades ago.

October 15, 2025 08:50 AM

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Aislyn Greene

River Cruises

European River Cruises Are Setting Sail This Summer

With Europe set to reopen to Americans, rolling along the Danube, Seine, or Douro River just became a very real possibility for summer 2021.

May 26, 2021 03:29 PM

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Michelle Baran

Where to Go in Winter

5 Great Wintery Trips That Even Non-Skiers Will Love

There’s a great big world of new experiences right in our North American backyard (and you don’t even have to like skiing to enjoy them).

December 7, 2022 07:37 PM

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Chloe Arrojado

Person in the foreground pulling a ship on ice

Cruise

Women Were Once Banned From Antarctica. Now They’re Shaping Travel on the Continent

The U.S. Navy did not lift its ban on the transportation of women to Antarctica until 1969.

March 3, 2025 09:00 AM

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Nicole Edenedo

Some of the best sunset views of the Catskills are from the terrace at Klocke Estate

4 Days In

4 Days in the Hudson Valley: Wild Apple Ciders, Centuries-old Estates, and Vibrant New Art Spaces

Stellar fall foliage is just one of this region’s rewards, all within two hours of NYC

October 1, 2025 11:10 AM

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Michelle Heimerman

Hotels

These Are the 10 Best Hotels in Santa Monica

Whether you’re after a boutique retreat right on the sand or a historic hotel for sunset cocktails, these spots will give you a true sense of Santa Monica, California.

February 26, 2024 07:32 PM

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Kathryn Romeyn

Tips + News

Venice Hit by Third High Tide in 1 Week. Can the City Be Saved?

Damage could run up to hundreds of millions of euros during these historic floods. Here’s why November 2019’s “acqua alta” is different from previous ones.

November 18, 2019 12:28 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Food + Drink

The Big Business of New Orleans’s King Cakes

How a humble European pastry became the Big Easy’s most delicious symbol of Mardi Gras.

February 28, 2022 07:59 PM

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Robin Catalano

Hotels

These U.S. Hotels Will Make You Fall in Love with History

Autograph Collection Hotels bring their unique histories into the present—and make for immersive guest experiences.

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Tips + News

A Floating “Parkipelago” Is Coming to Copenhagen’s Harbor

There are plans for a sail-in café, a floating sauna, and more.

May 4, 2020 03:57 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

COVID + Travel

10 Virtual Travel Ideas That Will Transport You to Another Place

Travel to the destinations you love—or would love to visit—from the comfort of your couch.

May 15, 2020 01:29 PM

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Jessie Beck

J.R. Harris hiking in Torres del Paine National Park, Chilean Patagonia, in 1995; man in a red bucket hat with a large camping backpack on his back overlooking a snow-capped mountain range and valley.

Longreads

The Greatest Traveler You’ve Never Heard Of

J.R. Harris is one of the most prolific solo hikers the world has ever seen. But he’d never tell you that himself.

April 19, 2022 08:31 AM

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Katherine LaGrave

Travel Tips + Etiquette

Why Northern Lights Viewing Will Be Stellar This Year—and How and Where to Spot Them

Time to learn the term “solar maximum” and book that aurora borealis trip.

February 4, 2026 05:56 PM

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Bailey Berg

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