AFAR Articles

February is winding down, and it’s nearly time for New Orleans to revive its most famous annual tradition. The legacy of Mardi Gras stretches back to 1857, and since then, some 1,800 parades have brought the party outdoors onto the streets of the Big Easy, attracting roughly one million visitors to the city for the festivities every year. But what is the exact nature of this festival, and how...Read more >

Kristy Caylor, the 36-year-old president and creative director of the women’s clothing and accessories brand Maiyet, travels half the year searching for craftspeople in Bolivia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, and Peru. Caylor puts the artisans’ talents to work in bringing Maiyet’s designs to the runway. Her larger goal: to build stronger communities by creating jobs that value local skills and...Read more >

Travel always involves risk. But with a MedjetAssist membership, you’ll have access to the best air-medical transport—virtually anywhere in the world. Read more >

Sponsored by MedjetAssist Known on the pro-golf circuit for his looping, unconventional (and highly effective) swing, Jim Furyk is a 16-time PGA Tour champion and a Tour fixture since 1994. His career has required him to be a world traveler; during the height of his career, he spent 38 weeks of the year on the road or in the air. So he’s uniquely qualified to weigh in on both the pleasures and...Read more >

Chaouen is a small city in northern Morocco known for its blue and white architecture. Oliver Hartman of Jungles in Paris visited the town and shot this video. Where to stay in Chaouen. DIR. + EDIT BY Oliver Hartman SHOT BY Oliver Hartman and Clair Popkin See where to stay in Chaouen.Read more >

Designers found inspiration in Jaipur, Los Angeles, and beyond to produce our favorite objects this season. See our slideshow of global goods.  This appeared in the March/April 2014 issue.Read more >

The chef behind Philadelphia’s modern Israeli restaurant Zahav was born near Tel Aviv and frequently returns to Israel for culinary inspiration. Recent trips helped shape the menus for his forthcoming Philadelphia restaurants: hummus spot Dizengoff and Abe Fisher, which will serve cuisine of the Jewish diaspora. Here, Michael shares highlights from his travels. Cooking Lessons in Galilee “Erez...Read more >

Jazz great Bill Frisell shows us around the Seattle neighborhood that brings him musical inspiration. I WAS BORN IN Baltimore and grew up in Denver in a kind of Leave It to Beaver neighborhood where you rode your bike to school and had a paper route. Then I went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, moved to Belgium for a year, started traveling for shows, and ended up living in New...Read more >

When you read the March/April 2014 issue of AFAR, if we’re doing our jobs well, you should feel transported to 37 different places. Through the pages of the magazine, we aim to conjure the feeling of arriving in a new destination, ready for anything, with all of your senses piqued and your mind open. A few of Julia’s travel favorites I hope you like our bold new look. AFAR turns five this...Read more >