Vacations
This Week in Fiction
Emma Cline on Performative Vacationing
The author discusses “Upstate,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine.
The Weekend Essay
The Case Against Travel
It turns us into the worst version of ourselves while convincing us that we’re at our best.
Shouts & Murmurs
Reasons I’m Crying on Winter Vacation
Half-pint beer servings, breathtaking views, swoony vibes. And trash-eating pigeons—just like those back home.
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Monday, December 12th
“We should vacation somewhere warm with sunny beaches, betrayal, sex, and Jennifer Coolidge.”
Shouts & Murmurs
Dear Pepper: A Vacation-Rental Room of One’s Own
I️ need my privacy. I️ need my space, and I️ need my solo time.
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Monday, August 15th
“Well, the forecast shows a heat wave in our first week, heavy rains in the second, some hail the following week, and a snowstorm at our final destination.”
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Monday, August 1st
“Are you just going to relax and enjoy yourself the entire vacation?”
Shouts & Murmurs
Why I Am Not Like Other Tourists
If I get lost, I can find my way back to the hotel using my wits, dramatic hand gestures, and smartphone.
Letter from Morocco
The New Luxury Vacation: Being Dumped in the Middle of Nowhere
The joys—and absurdities—of finding oneself abandoned in a desolate landscape.
Daily Cartoon
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, October 21st
“It’s good to get out of the city for a day, even if the rental-car options are limited.”
The New Yorker Interview
Rick Steves Says Hold On to Your Travel Dreams
The guidebook guru discusses a year and a half without seeing Europe, the next chapter in post-pandemic travel, and why you should order whatever beverage the locals are having.
Shouts & Murmurs
New York Beaches to Visit Before You Die
Bear Beach, Actual-Fire Island, Demon Bay, and more.
Books
In Sarah Moss’s Fiction, There’s No Holiday from History
Her latest novel, “Summerwater,” follows Britons on vacation, but snapshots of a family romance open onto a deeper story about a country’s long-simmering tensions.
Shouts & Murmurs
Things That Are Different in Europe
Personal History
A Difficult, Beautiful Christmas in the Arctic Circle
Santa is tired, the children’s toes may be falling off inside their boots, and the sled dogs are pooping.
Fiction
Heirlooms
Cover Story
Richard McGuire’s “Dream Vacation”
The artist’s latest New Yorker cover captures an increasingly familiar scene for those of us who live and work on our computers.
Double Take
Sunday Reading: Summer Sojourns
From the archive: stories about summer vacations in and outside of New York City.
Fiction
Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey
“Sharing a beer and chatting with a monkey was a pretty unusual experience in and of itself.”
Fiction