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Portugal’s delicious culinary hits—from seafood-studded soupy rice to flaky egg tarts—can be enjoyed at Michelin-starred dining rooms, rustic taverns, and sidewalk charcoal grills.

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In recent years, Belgrade has celebrated its more cosmopolitan side. But as Nicholas Schmidle discovers, the most appealing part of the city lies in its traditions.

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When a group of photography enthusiasts joined AFAR and Nikon on an epic trip to Vietnam, they experiences the best of this diverse and vibrant country with the Nikon D7500 and D850 cameras and a variety of NIKKOR lenses to capture beautiful photographs along the way.

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Sara Melotti photographs the diverse beauty of women and girls around the globe—and asks them to define the word for themselves.

From gourmet canned food to briny, soupy paella, here is chef Joe Isidori’s pick of some of the best eats in Portugal

Spoken of in almost reverential terms by people that have traveled there, Sa Pa is often seen as a holy grail of destinations in Vietnam. Part of that is because of the environment—a cool mountain town that has lured visitors with its salubrious air and alpine scenery since the early 20th century, when the French constructed facilities for sick officers to recover—as well as its remoteness, located close to the Chinese border in the country’s extreme north. Most visitors come to Sa Pa for the hiking in the nearby valley peppered with minority-ethnic-group villages, or to climb Mount Fansipan, the country’s tallest peak, which is located just southwest of the town. Conquering the summit once required a two-to-three-day hike, but now can more easily be reached with the help of a cable car (opened in 2016) that gets you most of the way.

In spite of a world where nowadays every street is full of huge chain stores, we can still find treasures like this tiny shop. In the romantic Largo do Carmo, this charming shop is decorated in ‘50s style with red velvet sofas and classical stacked boxes. It sells exclusive and unique handmade shoes. The great quality of shoes made in Portugal is well known abroad. (The singer Rihanna designs shoes that are manufactured in the north of the country; Shakira wears Portuguese shoes; and, if you are fond of royalty, did you know that Princess Kate wore Portuguese shoes at her wedding?) Women can find heeled shoes or Oxford shoes (also known as men’s shoes). Men can find timeless classics. Everything sold is unique, trendy, and bold. After belonging to the same family for three generations, in February 2012 the shop was sold. But luckily, it was sold to another family!

The Old Quarter of Hoi An is incredibly well preserved and photogenic. Head there at nightfall when the lanterns are lit and begin snapping some incredibly beautiful photos. Between the lanterns, the gorgeous architecture, the boats, and the bridges, there are an endless amount of perfectly composed photos to be taken. Don’t forget to bring a tripod of some sort to handle the long exposure shots.

One of Croatia’s lesser-known nature parks, Učka spans an imposing mountain range, rising from the Gulf of Kvarner where the northern Adriatic meets continental Croatia. It’s a wilderness of oak and beech forests, alpine meadows, endemic flora like bellflowers and orchids, and jagged peaks, the highest of which is Vojak—from the top, you can see all the way to Italy’s Bay of Trieste on a clear day. Hiking trails crisscross the park, ranging from easy, 30-minute walks to challenging seven-hour treks. Check out the cool land art along the Stražica-Sapaćica trail, spend half a day exploring with a ranger in an off-road vehicle, rent an e-bike and tackle the well-marked mountain-biking routes, or go free-climbing in the limestone canyon of Vela Draga, which includes 62 different tracks.

After livening up the dining and drinking scene in the mountain town of Sapa, the guys behind The Hill Station have transplanted the formula to Hoi An. Housed in a handsome shophouse, the restaurant/bar does a worthy line in deli food and fine wines.