7 a.m. Head for the high country Get an early start before the desert sun heats up the Dale Ball Trails, a 24-mile network of interconnected hiking and mountain-biking trails in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, just east of downtown. Anyone not yet acclimated to the altitude — over 7,000 feet —…
By Ingrid K. Williams Photographs by Tony Cenicola Ingrid K. Williams, a regular contributor to the Travel section, lives in Brooklyn and often visits the Hudson Valley. April 10, 2025 For a weekend escape within a two-hour (or so) drive or train ride of New York City, the Hudson Valley is hard to beat. There…
The airplane’s cabin doors closed hours ago, you’re fastened into your seat and you’re still on the ground, going nowhere fast. What gives? Tarmac delays may be routine, but that doesn’t make them any less of a nightmare. And these instances of passenger purgatory only seem to be getting more frequent for airlines flying in…
7 a.m. Walk — or ride — off those carbs Most of your breakfast needs can be solved at Rise + Roam Bakery in Carmel-by-the-Sea, where chef Jessica Haney makes seasonal quiche, cinnamon rolls and classic biscuits (prices start at $4). Afterward, pick up your favorite style of caffeine at the Mad Dogs & Englishmen…
10 a.m. Explore a Roman settlement How often do visitors to Hungary think about the Roman Empire? At the Aquincum Museum and Archaeological Park in the Óbuda district, the history of the imperial outpost on the Danube takes center stage (adult entry, 3,000 forints). Grab a flat white (1,990 forints) and a Korean-style egg drop…
Amber is coveted the world over as both jewelry and a vessel for prehistoric remnants, with rarer specimens preserving ancient water, air bubbles, plants, insects or even birds. Typically, amber forms over millions of years as tree resin fossilizes, but paleontologists have sped that up, creating amber-like fossils from pine resin in 24 hours. The…
The find provided some much-needed encouragement, especially as storm bursts had started to infiltrate our rain jackets. Next, we followed our compasses through a pine barren deeply carpeted in moss, which felt like walking on green clouds, and then boulder-hopped across an ancient glacial moraine, quickly locating two checkpoints. With each find, our hearts rose….
