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Coolest Travel Jobs: What It’s Like to Be a Professional Ghost Hunter

We talked to a paranormal investigator about ghost-hunting fakery, airport-security woes, and his most chilling experience.

October 24, 2017 12:10 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

Air Travel News

How to Buy Carbon Offsets While Traveling

All those tempting flight deals may be great for the pocketbook, but they sure do take a toll on Mother Earth.

June 4, 2019 04:37 PM

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Katherine LaGrave

Tips + News

Fake TripAdvisor Reviews Land Italian Man In Jail

In the first case of its kind, a man who sold his fake review services received a nine-month jail sentence.

September 14, 2018 06:27 PM

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Michelle Baran

Destination Spotlight

Here’s Why You Should Definitely Head to San Miguel de Allende

The newly opened Live Aqua Urban Resort San Miguel de Allende is ready to pick host for weddings, family vacations, and more.

Sponsored by Live Aqua

Hotels

6 Hotel Bummers—and How They’re Getting Fixed

These properties are addressing the little annoyances that can happen during hotel stays.

August 3, 2017 05:53 PM

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Ramsey Qubein

Bars + Nightlife

We’re Really Into This New Brewery Trend

Craft breweries around the country are letting you stay over.

March 11, 2016 05:38 PM

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Will McGough

History + Culture

Why You Should Go on a Ghost Tour Wherever You Travel

Six reasons a tour of a city’s most haunted sites may be the best way to spend your next vacation.

October 12, 2017 07:08 PM

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Sara Button

Restaurants + Cafés

This Country Drinks More Coffee Than Any Other

Nope—it’s not Italy or Australia.

June 26, 2017 11:53 AM

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Bill Fink

Hotels

The Mandarin Oriental Bangkok: 143 Years of Tsars and Rock Stars

The historic hotel on Bangkok’s riverbank is one of the oldest properties of the brand . . . and now, after an extensive $90 million renovation, one of its newest.

November 21, 2019 07:00 PM

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Jenny Adams

The Best Hawaiian Islands to Visit for Different Kinds of Travelers

Honolulu

Overview

May 23, 2018 03:00 PM

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Andrea Rip

Holiday Travel

How to Use the Holidays to Plan Your Next Epic Adventure

Take advantage of the fact that everyone is gathered around the table to start plotting out where to go together in the coming year.

November 20, 2019 07:34 PM

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Michelle Baran

River Cruises

How to Take a Grand Tour of Southeast Asia—by Boat

For the ultimate grand tour of Southeast Asia, sail down this iconic waterway on one of a growing number of boutique river cruises.

December 2, 2015 02:43 PM

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Jennifer Flowers

Packing Tips + Gear

The Best Portable Games for Long Flights

These games are so engaging, they might even make your flight—dare we say it—fun.

November 22, 2016 03:29 PM

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Sarah Buder

Travel Tips + Etiquette

The Best Expat Advice From Our Readers Who’ve Lived Abroad

We asked current and former expats from the AFAR community for their top tips on how to move to—and settle down in—another country. This is what they told us.

February 16, 2017 04:15 PM

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Maggie Fuller

Art + Architecture

Behind the Scenes at the Vatican’s Hidden Mosaic Studio

In a tucked-away workshop restricted from the crowds of Vatican City, highly skilled artisans painstakingly preserve and create traditional Italian artworks.

May 29, 2019 06:33 PM

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Lindsay Lambert

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