Unique, design-forward boutique hotels are popping up everywhere. Where once these creative accommodations were funky alternatives to big city heavy hitters, thoughtfully designed small hotels are increasingly luring travelers to smaller, more off-the-grid destinations. In Arequipa, CIRQA is a gem in Peru’s White City.

Traveler DispatchLeslie Canter SwansonFebruary 19, 2020peru, sustainability, Sustainable Travel, Backroads, Andes, Colonial, Monastery, History, South America

Checking In: Tierra Patagonia, Chile

The view from my bed was picture-frame perfect. Lake Sarmiento glistened turquoise. The wind howled and Cordillera Paine, the crown jewel of Torres del Paine National Park, glowed powder pink as day broke. Few places take your breath away like the steppes of Patagonia at dawn.

Traveler DispatchLeslie Canter SwansonOctober 21, 2017Chile, Adventure, South America, PatagoniaComment