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On a last-minute trip to Rio de Janeiro, author Carmen Maria Machado luxuriates in beach feasts, practices small talk—and confronts her travel anxiety.

AFAR’s first-ever Travel Happiness survey asked: What is your happiest travel memory? We read about surrendering to a storm in Honduras, a photo shoot with orangutans, a family dinner in 14th-century French châteaus—and a parade of corgis.

Whether you’re on the hunt for an over-the-top escape or an affordable getaway, we’ve got you covered.

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From the United States to South Korea, these countries have unique ways of observing Independence Day traditions.

From an interactive website that tracks global LGBTQ-related laws to a travel-oriented app that facilitates meetups abroad, these are the trip-planning tools that LGBTQ travelers should know about.

Capsule hotels—enclosed spaces with only a bed—are ubiquitous in Japan but still rare elsewhere. A new micro-hotel at Dulles Airport aims to change that.

Didn’t make the guest list? (We didn’t either.) You can still get in on the fun with these royal wedding weekend hotel packages in the U.S. and the U.K.

Just because temps get low doesn’t mean your drinking shouldn’t stay high-in-the-sky—these cooler-weather cities offer rooftop perches that are welcoming and warming, all winter long.

One AFAR editor let the surprise travel agency Pack Up and Go plan a mystery road trip—one where she didn’t find out her destination until the moment she walked out the door.

Airfare bargains, security sprawl, and the end of seatback video: Here’s what fliers can look forward to this season.

The season is filled with thought-provoking displays that you won’t want to miss.

Across the country, a number of compelling museums, monuments, and landmark trails commemorate significant moments in African American history.

“Before Sam, it was all boring, bland, tired formats in the TV travel space, all hosted by men,” say Brown’s friends. Now at home with PBS, “Samantha Brown’s Places to Love” shows how it’s done.

Before she lost her to cancer, an AFAR editor spent five days in Rome with her mom, learning how to live a fuller life.