The Souvenir of the Year Is Something You Can Do

Vogue reports that the "skillcation," a trip organized around picking up a craft or pastime rather than simply seeing the sights, has become one of the defining ways travelers are spending their time off this year. The appeal is easy to understand from where we sit, since a well-made thing and the hands that know how to make it have always been the point of this page. The magazine pairs its account of why the idea took hold with a roundup of destinations suited to the pursuit. For anyone with a few open days before the season's calendar fills, coming home with an ability instead of a shopping bag has a certain polish to it.

With reporting from Vogue.