
How to host Friendsgiving without the stress: when to hold it, potluck or host-cooked, a make-ahead timeline and a full menu from turkey to pie.

My fall travel tips for the questions travelers ask most this time of year: booking holidays, insurance, Europe entry rules, upgrades and advisors.

The best gifts for travelers in 2026: 25 luxury ideas from cashmere and carry-ons to tech, travel-size beauty and hotel gift cards, with prices checked.

Christmas in New England for 2026: dates for Kennebunkport Prelude, the Nantucket Stroll, Woodstock Wassail, Newport Mansions and Boston tree lightings.



Elegant adult Halloween ideas: a costume-optional dinner party, a better cocktail, Salem done right and a weekend at a reputedly haunted luxury hotel.

How to do Salem in October well: when to go, where to stay, where to eat and what to see beyond the crowds, from the Peabody Essex Museum to Ledger.

A guide to Nantucket in the fall: cranberry season, the best year-round hotels, what stays open, fall events and why to book the Christmas Stroll now.