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Fall Foliage

From road trips to local guides, here's everything you need to enjoy the great autumn outdoors and see the most beautiful fall foliage in your part of the country (plus the best times to see it).

Fall Foliage in the US: Autumnal Guide to the Outdoors

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Travel

Explore adventure guides and design a custom itinerary for the destination of your choice in and around the city.

Best Travel Guides, Cool Hotels and Interesting Events - Thrillist

After a summer of heat waves and hot spells, the return of Pumpkin Spice Lattes couldn’t come soon enough.

The Best Places to See Explosive Fall Foliage Outside of New England

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Back during the 2016 election, many Americans joked that they’d move north if Trump was elected.

How to Move to Canada, You Know, Just in Case

Green Travel

This Earth Day on April 22, here are a few ways you can to minimize your impact and join the millions of people doing their part to make preserving the planet priority No. 1.

Green Travel: Things You Can Do to Help Protect the Earth

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Wildlife tourism sure seems wonderful in theory.

Answer the Call of the Wild with These Amazing (and Ethical) Animal Encounters

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There's something about visiting an enormous, carefully cultivated garden that brings a sense of peace.

These Are America's Most Gorgeous Botanical Gardens

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Unless you live along the roughly 1,000-mile route it’s hard to imagine how one would go about watching the Iditarod in person.

This Is the Ultimate Outdoor Adventure for Dog Lovers 

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Olympic stadiums are usually doomed to be bastions of waste and purposeless excess, born in a frenzy of investment and dizzyingly erected infrastructure to exist for two weeks in the spotlight before being left to simply decay.

Rocket Down a Mountain at These Old Olympic Bobsled Tracks

Travelex Insurance

Over the course of the six months I spent mapping out a 17-month backpacking trip, my travel companion and I had “find travel insurance” on the to-do list.

Everything You Need to Know About Travel Insurance

Beach Day

Beach Day brings you all the best beaches in the US and abroad, with advice on when to go, how to prepare, and more.

Beach Day: All the Best Beaches in the US and Abroad

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It’s hard to pack so much perfection into a spot that doesn’t even require a passport to reach.

The Most Beautiful Beaches in Puerto Rico

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“It’s Mercury retrograde right now, so make sure you back this up,” says Angel Eyedealism, gesturing to the phone I’m using to record our interview.

How to Use Astrology to Figure Out Where You Should Live Next

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Scuba diving is one of those activities that many people find an excuse for, like certification takes too much time and money (it can be less than you think) or snorkeling is just as good (news flash: it’s not).

The Best Places Around the World to Scuba Dive

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Just like zodiac signs, there’s a national park for everyone, whether you’re looking to slowly drive past a bison herd, scale colossal mountain peaks, traverse craggy desert expanses, or just straight-up take a great bath.

America's 20 Most Popular National Parks, Ranked

Return Ticket

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When the pandemic blurred the line between personal and professional boundaries, and our homes doubled as offices, we not only craved vacation, we desperately needed it.

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Latest Posts From Kastalia

The Best Places to See Explosive Fall Foliage Outside of New England

Because autumnal glory knows no borders.

How to Move to Canada, You Know, Just in Case

Everything you need to know about migrating north if things go south.

Answer the Call of the Wild with These Amazing (and Ethical) Animal Encounters

We scoured the planet for the safest places to mingle with wildlife.

These Are America's Most Gorgeous Botanical Gardens

Come for the flowers, stay for the vibes.

This Is the Ultimate Outdoor Adventure for Dog Lovers

And you can be a part of it.

Rocket Down a Mountain at These Old Olympic Bobsled Tracks

Sit back, relax, and sleigh.

Everything You Need to Know About Travel Insurance

When to buy, when not to buy, and what it all means.

The Most Beautiful Beaches in Puerto Rico

The Island of Enchantment's got no shortage of beautiful shoreline.

How to Use Astrology to Figure Out Where You Should Live Next

Leave it up to the cosmos.

The Best Places Around the World to Scuba Dive

Take an underwater safari in a whole new world.

America's 20 Most Popular National Parks, Ranked

The best of the best places to get outside.

How to Negotiate for More Vacation Days

Maximize that PTO.