Crisp Autumn

Thousands of lakes and forest in northeastern Poland, with sailing and cycling between villages.

Prince Edward Island, Canada — red cliffs, green fields, and Anne of Green Gables country.

Whitewashed hill towns, cork trees, and slow roads. The Alentejo interior is heat, open space, and locals-first cafés.

Nikkō Temples, Japan — ornate shrines and cedar avenues in the mountains north of Tokyo.

Burlington Vermont, USA — lake Champlain waterfront, bike path, and crunchy college town.

Zen gardens, bamboo groves, and geisha districts.

Small northern city on the Yukon River with quick access to trails and winter skies.

Stone village and terrace walks facing snow-covered Annapurna peaks.

Half-timbered houses, flower boxes, and vineyards between the Vosges and Rhine.

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico — highland town of churches, markets, and crisp evenings in Chiapas.

Old post towns connected by forest paths on the historic Nakasendo route.

Stone bridges, deep gorges, and villages tucked into the Pindus mountains. Zagori is quiet, cool Greece.

Great Smoky Mountains, USA — misty ridges, forests, and historic cabins in America's most visited national park.

Wānaka & Southern Lakes, New Zealand — calm lake town with mountain backdrops and famous lone trees.

Artsy mountain city with craft beer and the scenic parkway winding through peaks.

Adobe architecture, galleries, and dry high-desert air at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Small Upper Peninsula city with rocky lakefront, trails, and crisp autumn colors. Marquette is shoulder-season Great Lakes.

Barichara & Camino Real, Colombia — well-preserved colonial town overlooking a canyon, with a stone path to a smaller village.

Dense forest, cuckoo clocks, and a lake town in the southwestern highlands.

Wooden churches and green valleys in the eastern Carpathians.

Honey-colored stone and rolling hills in the English countryside.

Acadia National Park, USA — rocky coast, granite peaks, and carriage roads on Mount Desert Island.

Castle complex, baroque streets, and a bridge of statues.

Fortified churches, Dracula's castle, and Saxon villages in rolling hills.