Posted on October 15, 2009 in Community Highlights
If there’s an upside to these autumn cold fronts, it’s that ski resorts across the country have been enjoying their earliest openings on record. With options--and snowdrifts--growing by the day, where will you head for fall’s first run?.. Continue reading IgoUgo Members Rate Resorts Open for Fall Skiing
Posted on September 30, 2009 in Community Highlights
When he concluded one of history’s most famous trips, little did Christopher Columbus know his October arrival in the New World was perfectly timed; today the weekend that commemorates his trip is an ideal excuse for a fall getaway... Continue reading 6 Columbus Day Trips Recommended by IgoUgo Members
Posted on September 22, 2009 in Community Highlights
We’ve never been so happy to see summer go. Not that we didn’t celebrate its holidays and bask on its beaches—we did, and loved it—it’s just that this year, fall’s foliage is expected to be unusually vibrant across the country... Continue reading 10 Favorite Fall Foliage Drives
Posted on December 22, 2008 in Community Highlights
Fall officially fell yesterday as the winter solstice struck, so we’re reminiscing (yes, already) with a roundup of the autumn photos that have just about finished streaming into IgoUgo. Then we promise we’ll turn over a new leaf and embrace winter... Continue reading 2008 Fall Photo Roundup
Posted on November 19, 2008 in Community Highlights
Not only do you have a four-day weekend coming up, your family and friends do, too. Take advantage of the effortlessly coordinated vacation days and steal away, if only for a few hours. Here are six suggestions from IgoUgo members... Continue reading Six Quick Thanksgiving Getaways
Posted on October 15, 2008 in IgoUgo Picks
We’ve chosen 10 of our members’ favorite eerie sites to help you revel in the most mysterious of seasons with a haunted jaunt or two. Ranging from the Carolina coast to Bahrain, perhaps one is lurking right outside your door... Continue reading IgoUgo's 10 Favorite Mysterious Places
Posted on October 6, 2008 in Community Highlights
In pubs everywhere, Belgian wheat gets glory. Now Belgian straw has its day. In honor of Saturday’s outlandish scarecrow festival in Brussels, here are your favorite hay havens. What these stand-up folks lack in substance, they make up for in style... Continue reading If They Only Had a Brain: Autumn's Scarecrow Spots
Posted on October 2, 2008 in Community Highlights
For this year’s leaf-peeping, our eyes are on Canada. It’s not that we’re trying to be nonconformists (we love you, Vermont!), it’s that Canada in October offers unique charms—early Thanksgiving, red maple leaves, blue Maple Leafs—just up the road... Continue reading Don't Miss the Maples: Fall Getaways to Canada
Posted on September 23, 2008 in Community Highlights
On this second day of fall, what better trip to plan than a pilgrimage to watch the sky fill with migrating butterflies? Not just a flight of fancy, autumn butterfly trips have delighted many IgoUgo members (minus one report of nightmares)... Continue reading Mission: Migrating Monarch Butterflies
Posted on September 18, 2008 in Community Highlights
If you’ve been looking for an excuse to head to Germany, you now have five. From Beethoven to books, one of these upcoming celebrations is sure to sate your thirst for German culture, even if the steins of Oktoberfest don’t... Continue reading Fall's Last-Minute Trips to Germany
Posted on September 9, 2008 in IgoUgo Picks
Close the door on leaf-peeping through the car window. We went to our fall guys—those IgoUgo members enamored with autumn—for more intriguing ways to enjoy the changing season, and from fountains of wine to fields of corn, ideas were abundant... Continue reading Not Your Typical Fall Foliage Activities
Posted on October 15, 2007 in Community Highlights
Every autumn, as the leaves begin to turn, IgoUgo photographers turn on their cameras and capture some of their best shots of the year. We’re going around the world in fall photographs to celebrate their skill and our favorite season... Continue reading Around the World in Fall Photos
Posted on September 26, 2007 in Elsewhere on the Web
For some, the end of summer signals a period of mourning, an acceptance of defeat upon the long, dark approach of winter. We think that’s crazy talk—and we’re not the only ones... Continue reading Wonder-Fall: Celebrating the Season
Posted on September 21, 2007 in Community Highlights
To celebrate autumn’s arrival on September 23, we’ve harvested a collection of member-approved festivals from across the US. Their picks provide all the apples, foliage, and brews you’ll need for a very satisfying season... Continue reading Mark Your Calendar: IgoUgo's Top Fall Festivals
Posted on September 18, 2007 in Elsewhere on the Web
Coinciding with the equinox, fall officially starts on September 23, ushering in longer nights and cooler weather. For some, this lunar anomaly signals important days—and travel... Continue reading Fall Travels Around the Moon