The finish of the 12 months brings a variety of anticipation—vacation events, gift-giving, scrambling to end a to-do checklist earlier than some hard-earned PTO. Potentially one of the thrilling issues about this season is the daydreaming about how you are going to fill these treasured trip days, and our crew isn’t any totally different.
In 2026, we’re wanting ahead to journeys close to and much to have fun family members and revisit locations of journeys previous. The map is widespread: Bolivia, Utah, Scotland, France, Yellowstone, a superyacht cruise, and a lot extra. One large sample that appears to be woven all through most of our plans is the individuals we’re spending it with or touring to see. Weddings, birthdays, household road trips, seashore nights with buddies, mother-son glamping—it is clear we’re all craving high quality time with the individuals who brighten up our lives.
If you are on the lookout for inspiration to construct your personal 2026 journey, this can be a incredible place to begin. Here’s to a 12 months of sights, eats, new and outdated buddies, and quite a lot of laughs.
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Scotland’s Sutherland area
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An exploration of Scotland’s northern reaches
Each time I return to Scotland, I’m reminded of how a lot I’m drawn to its huge, broody landscapes and lilting tempo of life. This 12 months, my husband and I loved a protracted weekend in Cairngorms National Park—prime Scottish wild lands with a tapestry of habitats and ecosystems primed for hours of climbing, fishing, and swimming. I stayed at Killiehuntly, a Scottish farmhouse with a Scandi persona that could be a household favourite. There, we warmed our bones in a wild sauna yurt, fished in close by lochs, and took our afternoon tea on sheepskin rugs in a glass greenhouse. This 12 months, I hope to discover the Sutherland area up north, which guarantees drama in its rising peaks and crashing waves. I can’t wait to fill the times up with mountaineering and fishing, peaceable walks via storybook villages, and stops at each distillery. I’m additionally conjuring up many hours of doing completely nothing by a forged iron hearth, tattie scone in one hand, whisky Mac in the opposite. —Arati Menon, Global Digital Director