Debra Orringer

A quiet mountain lake at dusk in winter.

One Week at the End of the Year, From the First Conversation to the First Morning

An outdoor thermal bathing pool in a natural landscape.

The Great Victorian Bathing Trail, a First-Timer’s Guide to Australia’s Hot Springs Road Trip

A historic hotel lit up at night under a starry sky.

Five Historic Hotels With a Ghost Story, for a Halloween Stay With a Little Shiver

An airplane wing seen through a cabin window above a layer of white clouds.

Why Fares and Room Prices Rose This Fall, and How I Plan Around It

Sunlit rhyolite cliffs and a wooded hillside in Chiricahua National Park, Arizona.

Chiricahua National Park, a First-Timer’s Guide to America’s Newest National Park

A woman in a long blue dress walks down a gravel path between olive trees toward a blue bay.

Movement and Mood in the Menopause Transition, Starting With a Morning Walk

Smiling woman enjoying a hammock sunset

When Did You Last Feel Free?

A woman rests back in a kayak on a turquoise glacial lake in the Canadian Rockies, snow-dusted mountains behind her.

Am I Too Old to Book a Walking Trip?

Coastal view with white buildings above cliffs

Summer’s Last Hurrah: A Euro Beach Club Guide

A temple pagoda above Kyoto at sunset, with autumn maples turning red and orange below.

Japan in Autumn, From the Mountains in October to Kyoto in December