Not everyone flies for Thanksgiving — millions drive, and the weather risk on major US road corridors in late November varies enormously depending on where you're going. This post profiles the highest-risk driving routes (I-90 across the northern plains, mountain passes in Colorado and the Sierra Ne
Torres del Paine and the broader Patagonia region open up in November as spring tips into summer — but 'open up' is doing a lot of work in a place where 100 km/h winds are a Tuesday. This post maps out what November weather patterns actually look like across Chilean and Argentine Patagonia, which tr
Yi Peng's lantern release draws tens of thousands to Chiang Mai in November, but the post-rainy-season weather is more nuanced than 'dry and cool' — evenings cool rapidly, and smoke haze from agricultural burning begins appearing by mid-November. This post covers the daily temperature swing traveler
By late October, peak foliage has moved south and to lower elevations across New England, and what's left in Vermont and New Hampshire is largely post-peak. This post tracks where color is actually at its best in the final days of October 2026 — western Massachusetts, Connecticut's Litchfield Hills,
November marks the arrival of Joburg's afternoon thunderstorm season — dramatic, fast-moving cells that form almost daily by mid-afternoon and reshape what outdoor plans are realistic. This post covers what travelers flying through or staying in Johannesburg should expect from the heat-storm cycle,
