Megan Padilla

1 month ago | virtuoso.com | Megan Padilla

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Sep 4, 2024 | minnesotamonthly.com | Megan Padilla

Throw a dart at a map of Minnesota from September through early October and you’ve got a good chance of hitting a “top” place to see fall colors. But if you dig a bit and follow the rabbit hole of recommendations, hiking the Oberg Mountain Loop Trail on the North Shore almost always lands in the top spot. It’s not just the promise of prized reds and golds of one of the northernmost stands of sugar maples that packs the trailhead parking lot every fall weekend.

Jul 12, 2024 | minnesotamonthly.com | Megan Padilla

A trio of lakefront resorts transform Elkhart Lake from cottage country intoa beloved eastern Wisconsin summer destination, steeped in traditions and memorymaking. Younger folks connect to the 1950 origins of the Road America grand prix racethat put Elkhart Lake on the map.

Apr 26, 2024 | travelweekly.com | Megan Padilla

One night while we and our spouses were preparing for Mom's service, I was telling them all about my recent press trip on Virgin Voyages' "mermaiden" Caribbean cruise on the Valiant Lady. I told them all how I loved that it was adults-only, felt like a boutique hotel and that the price included almost everything. I loved the day drinking and the room service, dance parties, live music, edgy shows and churros dusted in rainbow glitter. Virgin Voyages reminded me how to have fun, I told them.

Feb 26, 2024 | fodors.com | Megan Padilla

Exploring Newfoundland by small ship might be the antidote to over-tourism. Aclothesline tied between two pieces of driftwood has a sign that reads: “On-Line Shopping.” Hand-knit socks and mittens are usually clipped to it, but in early October, Whale Tale Treasures in Trout River, Newfoundland, is closed for the season.