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CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
THE EDITOR’S LETTER
Conde Nast Traveler
WORD OF MOUTH • THE NEW NOMADS: A DEFINITION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TRAVELER TODAY
HOW WE GOT HERE • IT’S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY, ACROSS MANY CONTINENTS AND MILLENNIA. THE URGE TO KEEP MOVING, KEEP QUESTING, HAS TAKEN US OVER THE OCEANS, THROUGH THE FORESTS, AND SOMETIMES BACK TO THE BEGINNING AGAIN. SO WHERE ARE WE? BY RICK JORDAN
SINGLE MINDED • TAPPING INTO THE POWER OF SOLO TRAVEL
THE GLOBETROTTERS • A FRESH TAKE ON WANDERING THE WORLD FROM THE NEXT GENERATION OF TRAVELERS
INCOMING ON THE NEW NOMAD RADAR
BACK IN TIME AT NOLA’S HOTEL PETER & PAUL
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL
MUST-HAVES FOR YOUR NEXT FLIGHT • FIVE SITUATIONS YOU’RE BOUND TO ENCOUNTER
THE CULTURAL COMPASS • SUSTAINABILITY IS THE KEY ISSUE FOR OUR TIMES. WE ZONE IN ON THE ACTION TAKERS AND INNOVATORS MAKING A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN HOW WE SEE THE PLANET
EXCLUSIVE FIRST REVIEW • JAO CAMP, BOTSWANA
THEY BUILT IT BETTER • CERTAIN NAMES LEAD THE PACK
HISTORY SET IN MOTION • Classic cars and craftsmanship converge at this annual festival, which celebrates the art of the moving vehicle.
STATE OF BLISS • Gorgeous greens. Sybaritic spas. Restorative resorts. For year-round R&R escapes, look no further than Sweet Home Alabama.
POST • NEWS, UPDATES, AND EVENTS FROM THE PUBLISHER OF CONDÉNAST TRAVELER
FEED BACK
BREATHING SPACE • THE BIOPHILIC ARCHITECTURE TREND
ON THE PLUS SIDE
Ode to a magical disappearing toothbrush
CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER’S ALTERNATIVE BUCKET LIST • Staff and friends of the title on the lesser-known corners worth seeking out
Charged Up • WELLNESS HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST TRAVEL BOOM IN DECADES, AS PEOPLE TURN TO DIFFERENT WISDOMS TO DEAL WITH THEIR OWN PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH. DAISY FINER SHINES A LIGHT ON THE TRULY EFFECTIVE PLAYERS—AND WHAT’S COMING NEXT
PARADISE FOUND • Ready to be relaxing in the Maldives? We’ve got just the spot.
MAX OUT YOUR MICRO-TRIP
WHERE TO STAY • VISITING THE WORLD’S MOST EXCITING ADDRESSES DOESN’T HAVE TO MEAN A CARBON-GUZZLING OVERSEAS FLIGHT. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS ACROSS THE U.S., HOMEGROWN HOTEL HEROES HAVE BEEN ENERGIZING THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCENE, ADDING THEIR OWN ROOTSY, ORIGINAL STYLE
THE BIG HITTERS COMING TO TOWN
AND FINALLY…OUR FAVORITE INDEPENDENT HOTELIERS FROM BEYOND THESE SHORES
FREE TO ROAM • A GROWING NUMBER OF FAMILIES ARE SWAPPING TECH-FILLED, HECTIC SCHEDULES FOR MORE LO-FI, LOCAVORE LIVES IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS
SLOW MOTION • ROAD TRIPS MEAN UNTOLD ADVENTURES, WIDE-SCREEN WILDERNESS, AND STRIKING OUT ALONE. ON A DRAMATIC RIDE FROM ARGENTINA TO CHILE, STANLEY STEWART TRACES THE CONTINENT’S HIGHEST PEAKS, REACHING THE COAST AT A SMARTLY UNPLUGGED NEW CAMP
ROAD TRIP PIT STOPS • Some of the driving days on this journey may be long—up to 10 hours—but the hotels are some of the delights of this trip; they are atmospheric boutique properties and all richly stylish.
URBAN ORIGINALS • TEN YEARS AGO NO ONE HAD HEARD OF AIRBNB. NOW IT’S CHALKED UP 500 MILLION GUESTS. AS THE SETTINGS EVOLVE FROM THE ORIGINAL HOTEL DISRUPTOR’S BLUEPRINT, WE FIND THE NEXT-LEVEL DESIGN APARTMENTS TO BOOK IN EUROPE
Stranger Things • LESS THAN 150 MILES FROM THE AMALFI COAST CRUSH,...