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Editor's Note October 2025

Each October tells a different autumn story. The season reveals itself in bold colors or subtler shades, yet always carries the same quiet reminder of change and new beginnings.

Editor's Note October 2025

Each October tells a different autumn story. The season reveals itself in bold colors or subtler shades, yet always carries the same quiet reminder of change and new beginnings.

Editor's Note October 2025

Each October tells a different autumn story. The season reveals itself in bold colors or subtler shades, yet always carries the same quiet reminder of change and new beginnings.

October has always meant autumn to me: the slow unfurling of golden leaves along quiet canals in Holland; or the vineyards turning to amber under softer skies and the long shadows on the beach in Mallorca; or Central Park glowing in fiery shades of red, orange, and gold. Each place carried its own palette, its own rhythm of change.

This October feels different. Here in the UAE, there are no red canopies or crisp winds. Instead, I watch summer soften into its gentler version — the scorching heat giving way to milder days, the sky turning into a deeper shade of blue. The shift here is less visible, yet no less profound.

It reminds me that change does not always announce itself in bold colors. Sometimes it is subtle, almost invisible, revealed only in the way we move through our days. October, wherever we are, remains a threshold — a quiet passage from one rhythm to another. Perhaps this is the essence of travel and of life itself: to notice the seasons, even when they do not look the way we once knew them. To find beauty not only in what is familiar, but in what is newly unfolding.

This month, I invite you to reflect on the transitions in your own journey — whether loud and vivid, or quiet and understated. For in the end, October is not about the leaves that fall, but about the ways we choose to turn our own pages.

About the author

  • Enza is a creative executive and founder of Atlas Media LLC and PassportTalk, a digital magazine exploring travel, culture, and well-being. She brings a refined editorial vision and a passion for authenticity, diversity, and meaningful exploration.


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