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WORD OF MOUTH • the people, places & ideas we’re talking about right now
A PERFECT MATCH • The designer Thom Browne, who recently opened a tennis-inspired boutique near St.-Tropez, shares his off-court itinerary for the tony town
PEACE AND LOVE • For their honeymoon, actor Sophia Bush Hughes and entrepreneur Grant Hughes planned an African adventure that allowed them to give back
ROMAN HOLIDAY • A pair of standout openings position the Eternal City as a luxury-hotel town on par with London and Paris
GETTING DOWN, DOWN UNDER • Cool new hotels, accessible dining, and a revived nightlife scene are making Sydney the Southern Hemisphere’s hottest city
Easygoing Eats • Some of Sydney’s best chefs are swapping formal service for casual, approachable dining
The Insider • Ben Graetz, co-creative director of this month’s World Pride, on his favorite LGBTQ+ spots for the celebrations and beyond
Community Spirit • Long notorious for its stiff, branded hotels, Sydney has welcomed a new crop of indies tailor-made for just hanging out
READY AND RARING TO GO • The once-sleepy Texas Hill Country town of Fredericksburg, now a legitimate wine destination, is primed for its moment in the sun
PAST, PRESENT • East of Singapore’s skyscraper jungle, a neighborhood of picturesque heritage buildings is home to a rising creative class
WHY WE TRAVEL • the experiences that change how we see the world
Into the Country We Go • On a multigenerational trip to Scotland, Jo Rodgers makes new memories with her family after being apart during the pandemic
Home Free • Pushed to extinction by early European settlers, the bison have recently returned to Northern Alberta, marking a new chapter in Canada’s history.
Gorging on K-drama, IRL • For a growing segment of travelers, Seoul really can feel like something straight out of a TV show.
Beneath the Surface • On a journey to explore Portugal’s creative traditions, Christine Chitnis meets the craftswomen who are embracing the past while looking to the future
THE WOMEN WHO TRAVEL POWER LIST • Condé Nast Traveler’s Women Who Travel platform celebrates the ways self-identifying women explore the world. Here we spotlight leaders in food, aviation, landscape design, politics, television, and fashion who are pushing all of us to go further
Eva Longoria
Sara Nelson
Lily Kwong
Padma Lakshmi
Deb Haaland
Aurora James
PRIDE of PLACE • Long a safari-insider destination, Zambia now rivals its more established neighbors thanks to new lodges that offer some of the best wildlife viewing in Africa
GOLDEN HOUR • The pure, unsullied California-ness of the Santa Ynez Valley, a tiny wine region inland from the Central Coast, has turned it into one of the state’s most popular weekend getaways
weekending in the valley
land of memory • Francophone Quebec occupies a singular place in Canada’s national identity. On a wintry trip through its countryside, Rivka Galchen explores all that sets La Belle Province apart
EXPLORING QUEBEC
slow it down • On a leisurely train journey through central Vietnam, Michelle Jana Chan embraces the rhythms of the ride
Actor EUGENE LEVY on SOUTH AFRICA