Travel

By Elizabeth Valerio

No longer must couples experience their last hurrah with their wedding ceremony and the honeymoon. More and more, second honeymoons are emerging. Whether it’s to celebrate a silver anniversary or just to show love for one another, couples are honeymooning, renewing their vows and taking some fantastic trips. So where are they going?

As the weather gets hotter, the need to escape the sweltering city becomes more acute. Fortunately for New Yorkers, we’re just a short jaunt away from some of the best beaches and beach towns in the U.S., making us perfectly situated for a weekend away or just a much-needed day trip.

Summer is underway, and there’s no better place to cool off and have fun than at the beach. For hard-working souls who can’t manage to leave off working for even a weekend, there are various spots in New York to choose from if you’re desperate to take a dip and sun yourself for a few forbidden hours.—Gabriela Frias

Though Americans are sometimes derided for sporting prim bathing suits that cover too much when vacationing at foreign beaches, not all of us are so proper. The naturalist movement is alive and well in the U.S., though you might have to travel abroad to find some of the more interesting enclaves. Here are four top nude beach destinations where you can bare it all.—Nicole Tringali

By Rory Winston

Though the West Indian island of Antigua lies in the eastern Caribbean Sea, it has a lot more to offer than exceptional beaches. From its rich history and colonial past to its natural splendor, family-friendly resorts and haute cuisine, the island is rife with enough unexpected pleasures to keep every traveler happy.

By Elizabeth Valerio
Located approximately three miles south of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard is a tiny island, measuring only 87 square miles, where tourists and locals alike tan on vast beaches, lick massive ice cream cones and wear sweatshirts with black dogs on the front. People shop, stroll and eat their way through the adorable main streets of each town as they admire the beach houses that line the ocean harbors.

By Bill Mason

This year, I decided to switch up my summer vacation plans and do something I’d never done before: a cruise of Alaska’s Pacific coast. A week of fishing, helicopters and shuffleboard on the open sea with my friend Mark, this would be a real man’s vacation. A getaway from the full-throttle pace of New York.

By Benjy Kile

The Dominican Republic offers a variety of family retreats only hours from New York City. No matter what your sense of adventure may be, or the age of your children, fun can be found inside (and outside) an inclusive resort.

As the mercury rises in summertime and bodies start wilting in the heat, the imperative to escape from the city grows more insistent.
But where to go? If you equate summer with the beach, you might consider trading in the chilly North Atlantic for the turquoise waters of a Capri or a St. Barths, where you can party like a rock star or find your own secluded piece of shore to commune with the starry night sky. If you’re a city mouse, you can still take a break from the metropolis and visit graceful cities with Old World charisma like Lisbon and Montreal. And if adventure is what you’re seeking, you can scale the Andean peaks outside Cuzco or embark on a safari from outside Cape Town.

By Elizabeth Valerio
Art is global and viewing the right collection can offer a unique view of a culture or destination. But with so many forms and artists to sample, how do you go about choosing the galleries to browse and the ones to skip?