The Anti-Glossy List: 8 Swaps for the Condé Nast "Best of 2026"

The Anti-Glossy List: 8 Swaps for the Condé Nast "Best of 2026"
Whenever I see a "Where to Go" list from a major publication, my first thought is: "Hello, tourist hordes". My second thought is to avoid those places entirely for at least 12 months. But if you aren’t going where the magazines tell you, where should you go? Drawing on my own travels, I’ve curated 8 "Hot Swaps" for select 2026 Condé Nast recommendations. These pairings offer the same cultural weight and aesthetic soul as the originals—minus the crowds and the "set-jetting" selfies.








