Fall may be going by quickly, but we assure you, it’s not too late to book an autumnal escape this season. Plus:

• All the boots our editor-in-chief swears by.
• From Hoops HQ: Freshman Asa Newell is shining for the Georgia Bulldogs and emerging as a top prospect for the 2025 NBA draft.

The Best Late Fall Trips for Last-Minute Travelers

As November chugs along, the air starts to feel crisp, the stalls at the farmer’s market overflow with crates of gloriously crunchy apples and you still might see the occasional pumpkin or witch peering out of windows in the neighborhood. While many people see the swapping out of Halloween decorations for Christmas ornaments and twinkling lights as a sign that fall is quickly coming to an end, that’s not the case. We still have plenty of glorious sweater-weather days ahead before Jack Frost jumps into action.

Sure, the foliage may have already peaked in many parts of the country, but if you venture down south or out west, the colors are in full swing well into November. Late fall is fabulous for sipping Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa Valley, jetting to Paris for a more local experience, kicking off ski season in snowy spots or catching some rays in the Caribbean.

If you’re angling to escape somewhere great before the winter, there’s still time to book a last-minute trip to one of these destinations that shine in late fall.

Yesterday, we asked you what type of booze you're planning on bringing to Thanksgiving. You said:

• A digestif for my post-Thanksgiving food coma (10%)
• I'll bring anything as long as it's strong (24%)
• Can't go wrong with a bottle of whiskey (25%)
• I'll play it safe with wine or beer (41%)

All the Boots Our Editor-in-Chief Swears By

BY MIKE CONKLIN

For as many years as I’ve been working in this industry, I’ve written articles every year around this time celebrating the arrival of Boot Season. I have long considered myself a real dyed-in-the-wool boot guy, and I own a frankly disturbing number of them. My truth at the moment, though, is that I haven’t really been wearing them very often even now as we are in fact well into Boot Season.

Instead, I’ve been on a steady diet of these Dr. Martens Crazy Horse Leather Derbies and a pair of Made in the USA New Balance 998s, both of which I heartily recommend (especially now, with the Docs being marked down to a very appealing $113).

But starting this weekend and continuing through, say, March 1, I’m recommitting to the myriad boot styles that deserve a place in every man’s closet. Below, my picks within all the most popular of those styles, except for the Chelsea boot, which I’ve never been able to pull off because they’re a little too sleek for me or something? Anyway, let’s go.

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