The Most Recent Travel Articles from AFAR

Find the right destination for the right time of year. That might mean northern Italy in February, Belize in September, Mallorca in the summer, or Frankfurt in the fall.

Where to Travel Next

Where to Travel Each Month of The Year

Get a travel idea (or ten) for each month of the year.

March 20, 2026 03:22 PM

Mark Ellwood

Spirit Island, Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park, Alberta

National Parks

An Essential Guide to Jasper National Park—Where Glacial Lakes and Hot Springs Are Calling

March 20, 2026 02:30 PM

Juliette Recompsat

Left: Ursa; right: Sunset in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona with mountains and saguaro cacti and other desert vegetation.

Food + Drink

An Experimental Desert Cuisine Is Blooming in This Southwestern State

March 20, 2026 12:38 PM

Chris Malloy

Driving through the Sahara Desert with Accessible Morocco Consultants, Morocco.

Outdoor Adventure

I’ve Dived, Trekked, and Safaried the World in a Wheelchair—Here’s Who Made It Possible

March 20, 2026 11:13 AM

Sophie Morgan

A superbloom of wildflowers in California

Outdoor Adventure

A Super Bloom Just Peaked in California, but There’s Still Time to See Other Spectacular Flowers

March 20, 2026 08:10 AM

Mae Hamilton

Outdoor Adventure

Hike 115 Miles Around This Spanish Island for Farmhouse Stays, Mediterranean Swims, and Well-Earned Siestas

March 19, 2026 05:51 PM

Sara Lieberman

Accommodations at Joali Maldives with plunge pool and deck area

Hotels We Love

A Caribbean Island Escape, an Alaska Fishing Lodge, a Venetian Craft Hotel: 7 Women-Owned Hotels

March 19, 2026 02:38 PM

Alicia Erickson

Trains

New Overnight Trains Are Coming to These U.S. Rail Routes

March 31, 2023 01:30 PM

Bailey Berg

Nayara Bocas del Toro Panama's Elephant House restaurant on a pier over the Caribbean Sea

Stay Here Next

A New Overwater Villa Retreat in Panama Is a Nature Lover’s Paradise

March 31, 2023 11:53 AM

Billie Cohen

A mirror image reflection of people and buildings outside the Opera House in Oslo, Norway

Air Travel News

Norse Atlantic Launches Europe Flash Sale With Flights From $137 One-Way

March 30, 2023 07:47 PM

Michelle Baran

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe offers ski-in, ski-out access to the slopes in the winter.

Hotels

5 Amazing Lake Tahoe Hotels for Every Season

March 30, 2023 06:53 PM

Alexandra Cheney

Sponsored by Visit Corpus Christi

Epic Trips

In Fiji, Preserving an Underwater Paradise—One Tree at a Time

March 29, 2023 05:40 PM

Tim Chester

Person with a rolling suitcase at an airport

Travel Tips + Etiquette

What Is a Passport Card—and Can It Replace a Passport?

March 29, 2023 04:42 PM

Bailey Berg

View Ansel Adams' art in a contemporary setting at San Francisco's de Young Museum this spring.

Museums + Galleries

See Ansel Adams as You Never Have Before at the de Young Museum This Spring

March 29, 2023 04:00 PM

Mae Hamilton

Palazzo della Rovere, A Four Seasons Hotel, has Renaissance-era roots.

Hotels

A Four Seasons Is Coming to . . . Vatican City?

March 29, 2023 03:40 PM

Jennifer Flowers

Epic Trips

A Night to Remember on the Greenland Ice Sheet

March 29, 2023 02:39 PM

Stephanie Vermillion

Loyalty + Rewards

Score a Free Annual Hotel Night With These Credit Cards

March 29, 2023 02:02 PM

Paul Rubio

Epic Trips

Donkeys, Rancheros, Ravines: A Journey to the Ancient Murals of Sierra de San Francisco

March 29, 2023 01:35 PM

Edmund Vallance

Travel Tips + Etiquette

Get Global Entry Faster, Thanks to This Hack

March 28, 2023 06:00 PM

Bailey Berg

A Starbucks Coffee at Singapore Changi Airport. The American coffee company is ubiquitous at airports throughout the world.

March 28, 2023 03:20 PM

Bailey Berg

Outdoor Adventure

Meet the First Woman to Cross Africa by Electric Motorcycle

March 28, 2023 02:42 PM

Fly nonstop to Spain's Costa del Sol courtesy of United.

Air Travel News

The New International Flight Routes We’re Most Excited About This Year

March 28, 2023 02:06 PM

Barbara Peterson

Borealis Base Camp is located in a private boreal forest in Interior Alaska.

Stay Here Next

This Hotel Is One of the Best Places in Alaska for Aurora Viewing

March 28, 2023 01:51 PM

Bailey Berg

Trains

A New European Night Train Launches Service This May

March 28, 2023 12:08 PM

Lyndsey Matthews

Air Travel News

Delta is Adjusting Its International Routes—Here Are the Main Changes

March 27, 2023 06:10 PM

Bailey Berg

Stay Here Next

Stay Here Next: Hôtel Barrière Fouquet’s New York

March 27, 2023 12:42 PM

Kristin Braswell

The famous dining room in Oxford which inspired Hogwarts.

Books

Are You a Potterhead? Here Are 7 Filming Locations You Can Visit

March 25, 2023 01:00 PM

Mae Hamilton

A houseboat in Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park sits beneath the green and magenta ribbons of the northern lights.

Hotels

The Best Hotels for Seeing the Northern Lights in the Lower 48 States

March 25, 2023 09:00 AM

Stephanie Vermillion

view of rocks jutting out from the water at Kenai Fjords National Park

Ocean Cruises

The World’s Most Beautiful Fjords—and the Cruises That Will Take You There

March 23, 2023 08:09 PM

Fran Golden

A person harvesting wild golden chanterelle mushrooms in the forest

Outdoor Adventure

After a Record Winter of Rain, California Is Experiencing a “Super Shroom”

March 23, 2023 11:57 AM

Mae Hamilton

U.S. Beaches

This Southern State is the Most Underrated Beach Destination in the U.S.

March 23, 2023 06:51 AM

Victoria M. Walker

AFAR Approved

The Foldable Kayak That You Really Can Take Anywhere Is Now on Sale

March 23, 2023 03:08 AM

Tim Chester

beach with palm trees and ocean in the Dominican Republic

Air Travel News

Delta Is Adding Mexico, Costa Rica, and Caribbean Flights from These U.S. Hubs

March 22, 2023 03:44 PM

Bailey Berg

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