Sherman's Travel

Looking to explore a new country this fall and partake in some adventure? Getaway to Iceland for three nights from October 1-December 15 for only $777 per person. This package costs the same as current rates for round-trip airfare, essentially making the other components of the trip free. Those components include three nights at the 4-star Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Natura, round-trip airfare from Boston, New York, or Washington, D.C., a day long excursion that includes a glacier ice walk, a northern lights hunt, and a lobster soup dinner, and daily admission to the Natura Hotel’s Soley Spa.

You may dismiss Iceland when brainstorming fall and winter vacations due to it’s chilling name. But Iceland is actually quite mild (a modest monthly average temperature of 39°F-45°F in October-December) compared to other Nordic nations like Norway where temperatures can easily dive below freezing at the end of the year. Fall and winter also make for prime viewing of the aurora borealis which is most vivid around the equinoxes (the fall equinox occurs September 22). Read more

Summer is here, so how about a retreat into the wild in Washington State? Just 85 miles northwest of Seattle, Olympic National Park offers ocean beaches, forests, valleys, glacier-capped peaks, and a wide variety of animals from elk to sea lions to grizzlies. Surrounded by more than 632,000 acres of temperate rainforest and picturesque lowland lakes, the Lake Quinault Lodge is a great place to stay with plenty of opportunities for mountain biking and hiking on 15 well-maintained nature trails. For a memorable summer getaway with your entire clan, consider the resort’s Family Adventure package. Highlights include one nights’ lodging, two 1-hour boat rentals, and enough s’mores for the whole family. Rates start at $199 through September 30, based on a family of four traveling together.