North American Escapes

Día de los Muertos isn’t Halloween—it’s a luminous act of remembrance. Across Mexico and parts of Central America, families build altars to honor loved ones, lace streets with cempasúchil (marigolds), bake Pan de Muerto, and gather at cemeteries where memory feels tangible.

Why split the party when you can double the fun? More couples are skipping the traditional “his and hers” trips in favor of joint bachelor and bachelorette getaways.

I was up on the third level of the sauna, part one of the ‘Release’ class I’d signed up for on a pleasant, breezy Saturday morning, quietly cursing myself for thinking I could take the extra intense heat for so long. I was drenched in sweat but grounded in intention.

When the calendar flips to late July I start to feel that gentle ­– and thrilling – pressure: If I don’t break away now, autumn will beat me to it. Luckily, some of North America’s most spectacular drives are built for spontaneity.