The JQ List: Luxury Travel, Food & Style from Boston
October 2026
The Fall Edition
Travel · Taste · Style
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Cover Story
Inside the VIP Launch of Historic Maps of Boston at Boston Harbor Hotel
Read the cover story: Inside the VIP Launch of Historic Maps of Boston at Boston Harbor HotelAn intimate VIP preview evening at Boston Harbor Hotel celebrating the launch of JQ Louise’s Historic Maps of Boston, with the full photo gallery for guests to view and download.
The Latest
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The Ten-Piece Capsule for a Week in Europe This Fall
How to pack ten pieces that cover a week of autumn in Paris, Florence or London, from museum mornings to…
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Nantucket After the Crowds: An Autumn Guide
A guide to Nantucket in the fall: cranberry season, the best year-round hotels, what stays open, fall events and why…
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The Off-Season Cape: Why October Is the Best Month on Cape Cod
Why Cape Cod in October is the best month of the year: quiet beaches, Wellfleet OysterFest, where to stay, what’s…
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Where to Stay for Head of the Charles Weekend 2026
The best Head of the Charles hotels for October 16–18, 2026, plus where to watch the races, where to eat…
From the Editor
October is when travel gets interesting again. The summer crowds have gone home, New England turns, and the Riviera settles into its best season. This month’s issue follows that rhythm: my picks against the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, a New England foliage route done properly, a walk through Boston inspired by my new book, Historic Maps of Boston, and the best fall weekends within easy reach of home.
JQ Louise
The Season
The Fall Edit
A guide to the season: foliage drives and cozy New England weekends, the Riviera after the crowds and the trips worth booking before the holidays.
At the Table
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French Onion Soup: The Late-Night Classic of Old Les Halles
Onions cooked slowly to deep mahogany, a rich stock and a molten Gruyère crust: the soup that fed Paris after…
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Tortelli di Zucca: Mantua’s Sweet-and-Savory Pumpkin Pasta
Mantua’s famous filled pasta pairs roasted pumpkin with crushed amaretti and fruit mostarda, then finishes it in brown butter and…
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Apple Cider Doughnuts: The Taste of a New England Orchard in October
The farm-stand doughnut that tastes like a drive through the foliage: reduced cider in the dough, a crisp cinnamon-sugar shell…
Close to Home
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Nantucket After the Crowds: An Autumn Guide
A guide to Nantucket in the fall: cranberry season, the best year-round hotels, what stays open, fall events and why…
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The Off-Season Cape: Why October Is the Best Month on Cape Cod
Why Cape Cod in October is the best month of the year: quiet beaches, Wellfleet OysterFest, where to stay, what’s…
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The Best Fall Weekend Escapes from Boston for 2026
My ranked list of the best fall weekend escapes from Boston for 2026, all within three hours: the Berkshires, Newport,…
Editor’s Picks
- 6 Reasons Mayflower Inn & Spa, Auberge Collection Is New England’s Ultimate Summer Escape
- Dinner at Le Jardin at Hotel de Russie: Rome’s Most Beautiful Secret Garden
- Why Kateka Is the South African Safari Escape to Book Before the End of the Year
- Insider’s Key: Hôtel Belles Rives, Cap d’Antibes
- A Luxury River & Rooftop Journey Through Rome
The Library
Historic Maps of Boston
JQ Louise’s new book explores how Boston became the city it is, told through the art of cartography.
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