Whether because of stereotypes or evolving tastes, these ten wine varieties tend to be dismissed, but they still offer great beauty and are worth exploring. (Nishant Choksi/The New York Times) By ERIC ASIMOV Fashions come and go, it’s said, but style is eternal. It holds true with wine, too. Different wines fade in and out of popularity, but good ones deserve recognition regardless of the trends. I have picked 10 wine genres here that I feel have either been arbitrarily dismi

A miller at Isle-aux-Coudres in Quebec, Canada on Sept. 5, 2025, gives a demonstration about how the flour is made. An agro-tourism route through the Charlevoix region offers a hyperlocal bounty, charming towns and farms that preserve traditional methods of production. (Renaud Philippe/The New York Times) By JIM ROBBINS It is a culinary adventure that started with a bang: Some 400 million years ago, a meteor more than 2 miles wide slammed into what is now the Charlevoix regio

Dishes at a restaurant at the Pellestova mountain station in Norway, 2025. A 100-mile journey along the country’s Troll Trail includes stunning vistas, snowbound mountain hotels and waffles. (David B. Torch/The New York Times) By DAVID GOODMAN In ancient times, travelers in Norway avoided paths thought to be inhabited by trolls. According to Nordic folklore, these fearsome creatures lived in the mountains and threatened and harassed humans. But the Troll Trail, or Trolloypa i

Sometimes, a short-term rental doesn’t live up to its billing. Here’s how to recognize red flags before you turn up at the front door. (Weston Wei/The New York Times) By ADRIENNE WICHARD-EDDS When my husband and I followed our GPS to the charming Maine saltbox home we’d rented on Airbnb in July, we blew right past. We circled back, finally accepting that we’d arrived. Surely, this sad shack on top of a retaining wall at the back of an empty lot was not where we’d planned to s

Braised pork with lemon, olives and tomatoes. This one-pot, make-ahead pork shoulder lets the host relax. Props styled by Sarah Smart. Food styled by Roscoe Betsill. (Kelly Marshall/The New York Times) By MELISSA CLARK “Pork shoulder is so easy, it’s almost like cheating,” my friend Zoe said on a recent winter afternoon. We were discussing possible meaty mains for an upcoming holiday party, looking for something impressive but low-stress and economical enough for a crowd. Fin

An ocean vista at a resort in Thailand on Dec. 26, 2024. 52 Places to Go, the Travel section’s annual list of recommended destinations, lands every January. Each short entry is a snapshot into a different possible adventure. (David Rama Terrazas Morales/The New York Times) By TACEY RYCHTER 52 Places to Go, the Travel section’s annual list of recommended destinations, lands every January. Each short entry is a snapshot into a different possible adventure. Some Travel editors w

Two pet dogs riding in a stroller, at Central Park in Manhattan, June 12, 2024. As concern grows over a global fertility crisis, people who chose to have dogs or cats but not children have become a popular scapegoat. But new research shows that, at least in Taiwan, rather than replacing children, pets are actually more likely to be a steppingstone to having them. (Graham Dickie/The New York Times) By AMANDA TAUB Are pets crowding out babies? As concern grows over the global

The sandstone formations known as, from left: the West and East Mitten buttes and Merrick Butte at Monument Valley, in the Navajo Nation, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2025. Fallout from the slump in travel to the U.S. has reached all the way to Monument Valley, where a dozen Navajo guides told The New York Times that their international business evaporated this year. (Gabe Castro-Root/The New York Times) By GABE CASTRO-ROOT The red sandstone buttes and rugged expanses of Monument Valley, i

By CHRISTINE CHUNG Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed last week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The change would affect visitors eligible for the visa waiver program, which allows people from 42 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa as long as they first ob

The Ichigaya Kamegaoka shrine in Tokyo on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. A traditional Japanese festival is being adapted for poodles and Pomeranians, amid a booming pet industry and a dearth of children. (Kentaro Takahashi/The New York Times) By LISA FRIEDMAN and MAXINE JOSELOW The worshippers, dressed in kimonos and bespoke belts, took their places inside a sacred Shinto shrine. One by one, they received blessings from a priest and listened obediently to ancient chants. Then they