Travel this Fall!!!

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As Old Blue Eyes put it, “One day you turn around and it's summer, next day you turn around and it's fall.”  September is one of my favorite times to take a vacation.  Here is why it should be for you:

Sports at Their Best

There is no better time to visit your favorite ball parks than in September. You have the Major League Baseball Season wrapping up, providing some teams additional motivation to play harder and actually make the playoffs.  Or you’re the Texas Rangers. 

Football Season gets into the swing of things in September, too and as long as you aren’t in the NY metropolitan area, it is a really exciting time with high hopes and great expectations.  This is one of the few times when you can go to Wrigley Field on a Saturday and watch the Chicago Cubs and then head over to Soldier Field and catch a Bears game the next day.

Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest started in Munich, Germany in 1810 as a Royal Wedding Celebration and continued as a horse race after that.  Some of the biggest Oktoberfest events are located outside of Germany.  The USA is no slouch when it comes to celebrating the age old event. Almost every city has an Oktoberfest featuring but not limited to: Beer, sausage, beer, amusement rides, beer, pretzels, beer, Oom-pah bands and of course, Lederhosen.  Believe it or not, Oktoberfest actually takes place in September. The reason being, the weather was more habitable the earlier the festival was held.

The Harvest

Fall is such a plentiful time for crops.  Although we live in an ever-decreasing small world where many foods are available year round, there really is nothing better than getting something that is super fresh and right in season.  Depending on where you are visiting, you will find fruits like apples, pears and pumpkins; root veggies like potatoes, carrots and beets; flowering varieties like broccoli and cauliflower, all kinds of greens from chard to arugula, as well as artichokes, cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, etc.  The list goes on and on.

The Foliage

“Leafers” or “leaf peepers,” slang terms for people who travel north to see the fall foliage, aren’t really as bad as the locals would have you believe.  Those same locals have absolutely no problem putting a premium on hotel rates and restaurant prices during the prime viewing season.  Make sure you go online and find a fall foliage map; there are many.  September starts the fall color season with the northeast. 

The Beach

If you are thinking of heading to the Mid to South Atlantic Coast or the Gulf Coast, September is a great time to do it.  The kids are already back to school, which shrinks the crowds quite a bit.  The weather isn’t as scorching and the water temperature is still in the mid to high 70s.  After living on Hilton Head, S.C. for 12 years, I can tell you it is also a little bit easier to make restaurant reservations and golf course tee times.  (Although it seems as if the secret’s out on the golf: lately there are a ton of golf packages aimed at the fall).

So the summer is almost over.  So what?  Wake me when September starts!

article: Travel Pulse