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Everything You Need to Know About the State Department’s New Travel Advisory System

The improvements will provide U.S. citizens with “clear, timely, and reliable safety and security information worldwide.”

January 11, 2018 01:25 PM

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Sarah Buder

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Where to Go in Spring

10 Best Places to Travel in May

Consider this your permission slip to take a trip before peak season hits.

February 27, 2026 05:20 AM

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Mark Ellwood

Art + Culture

Discover Asheville, North Carolina’s Cultural Capital

Alive with art, design, and music, this magnificent mountain town has long been a draw for creative types and is ripe for exploration.

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Travel Tales

A Literary Trip to Lisbon Is the Best Way to Uncover Portugal’s Hidden Beauty

In Portugal, novelist Charmaine Craig searches for the ghost of her hero, goes on a high-speed chase for delicious pork, and ponders the mystery of a writer’s trunk.

September 24, 2018 12:42 PM

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Charmaine Craig

Restaurants + Cafés

How Heirloom Corn Is Making a Comeback in Mexico City

Our formerly Mexico City–based writer reveals a culinary movement afoot in the city to help save—and celebrate—the country’s native corn.

January 31, 2019 04:53 PM

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Brooke Porter Katz

Hotels

The 10 Best Hotels in Aruba for a Truly Local Stay

With everything from sprawling resorts and boutique hotels to luxury condos and a city stay with two private beaches, Aruba offers endless ways to experience island life.

April 22, 2022 11:10 AM

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Staff

Longreads

Searching for Santa Claus

For decades, some people have held fast to the belief that the hometown of the holiday icon is in northern Finland—not the North Pole.

December 14, 2021 10:26 AM

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Katherine LaGrave

Holiday Travel

8 Places Around the U.S. to Go for Holiday Tea

Decked-out dining rooms, warm scones, and tons of tea to choose from will surely put you in the festive spirit.

November 12, 2018 05:52 PM

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Rachel Mabe

The Mayan ruins at Xunantunich are smaller than nearby Tikal but no less impressive.

Outdoor Adventure

The Best Things to Do in Belize—From Jungle Adventures to Epic Reef Diving

Go ziplining or snorkeling in the land of wild jungles and coral reefs.

June 30, 2023 04:58 PM

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Tim Chester

Air Travel News

What Airlines Are Doing to Prove Their Planes Are (Extra) Clean

Following new guidance from the CDC and faced with travelers’ concerns about the spread of coronavirus, carriers are stepping up measures to clean and disinfect their aircraft.

March 11, 2020 07:39 PM

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Barbara Peterson

AFAR Company Updates

Q&A with Victoria Fantauzzi, Who Just Raised $24K for Learning AFAR

A reader dedicated her company’s annual fundraiser to Learning AFAR and raised a bunch of money. All completely unsolicited.

September 25, 2015 02:20 PM

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Nick Rowlands

Where to Travel Next

Why You Should Go to Lisbon This Summer

With a slew of hotel openings, a booming dining scene, and brand-new ways to see the city, Lisbon’s popularity shows no sign of slowing down.

June 19, 2019 05:55 PM

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Chadner Navarro

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Where to Travel Next

Where to Go Every Month of the Year for Better Weather, Fewer Crowds, and the Most Value

Hurricane-free Caribbean beaches, empty canals in Venice, and lush safaris—all can be yours in off season.

August 1, 2025 02:26 AM

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Mark Ellwood

Restaurants + Cafés

How to Taste the Big Easy Like a Native New Orleanian

Poppy Tooker, food icon and award-winning radio host of NPR’s “Louisiana Eats!,” shares the local flavors you’ll taste only in the Crescent City.

August 8, 2017 11:26 AM

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Sarah Buder

Health + Wellness

In “Exhale,” the Breath Guy Teaches the Art of Calming Down

We’d all like to forget 2020. But in this exclusive book excerpt, we learn how to defend ourselves through the art and science of breathing.

December 16, 2020 01:51 PM

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Richie Bostock

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