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The Best Family Travel Gear, According to Well-Traveled Parents

AFAR’s parents (and their kids) tested strollers, diaper bags, and even toys on road trips and overnight flights to find the best family travel gear worth the investment.

August 10, 2023 04:55 PM

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Michelle Baran

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Accessible Travel

What Hotels Get Wrong (and Right) About Accessible Design, From Disabled Travelers

Hotels, listen up: ADA compliance alone often falls short—this is how you should be designing for real guests.

December 18, 2025 04:39 PM

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Kelly Dawson

Travel Tips + Etiquette

How to Survive a Trip When Your Travel Partner Is Your Complete Opposite

Tips for when your road dog’s travel style doesn’t mesh with yours. (Yes, you can still have fun and make great memories.)

June 19, 2018 03:32 PM

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Stephanie Buck

Tips + News

Norway Opens the World’s Most Scenic Public Restroom

The Ureddplassen, along the Norwegian Scenic Route Helgelandskysten, is no ordinary roadside rest stop.

March 27, 2018 07:27 PM

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Matthew Phenix

Writing out a list is one of the easiest ways to make sure nothing is forgotten.

Travel Tips + Etiquette

Your Easy Travel Checklist: 9 Steps to a Stress-Free Trip

A step-by-step guide to making sure you don’t forget anything important in the rush to get out the door.

December 3, 2024 05:55 AM

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Bailey Berg

Style + Design

The Luggage Brand Every Conscientious Traveler Should Know About

Here’s why Paravel deserves a spot in your luggage lineup.

February 26, 2021 05:35 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Borgo Santandrea's pastries and croissants, and a view from the terrace.

Hotels

The Breakfast Test: Why the Morning Meal Is the Most Revealing Way to Judge a Luxury Hotel

Around the world, breakfast is emerging as the moment when a luxury hotel’s ambition—and its core values—become most visible.

November 21, 2025 06:37 PM

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Mark Ellwood

A tall, green mountain surrounded by rolling green mountains and mist, beneath a blue sky

History + Culture

UNESCO Adds 20 New Sites to Its World Heritage List

The 2018 additions to UNESCO’s World Heritage List include an ancient city in Oman and Buddhist mountain monasteries in Korea.

July 5, 2018 12:01 PM

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Sarah Buder

City Centre Motel During Vancouver Mural Festival 2022

Cities We Love

Get Inspired in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant Neighborhood

Visiting this Pacific Northwest gem reveals a concentration of creativity in Van City.

December 6, 2022 11:53 AM

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Ann Shields

Food + Drink

15 Essential Foods to Try in Rome—and Where to Find Them

Carbonara and cacio e pepe may be famous around the world, but there are lots of other fantastic dishes to try when in Rome.

November 20, 2025 12:09 PM

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Laura Itzkowitz

Weekend Getaways

3 Weekend Getaways From Sydney

Whether you have one night or four to explore the region outside Sydney, these three weekend trips will give you nature, nurture, and wine in spades.

February 25, 2021 08:25 AM

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Laura Dannen Redman

Beaches

5 Reasons to Take the Family to Turks and Caicos

With new nonstop flights and lower rates, the turquoise-infused island chain might be the perfect family destination for 2016.

January 25, 2016 06:07 PM

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Nick Pachelli

Style + Design

The Future Shines Bright for the Most Iconic Pot-Maker in France

In Mauviel’s Normandy workshop, the best copper pots in the world are forged, shaped, and polished just the way they were two centuries ago.

September 19, 2018 07:26 PM

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Lindsey Tramuta

Loyalty + Rewards

Uber Finds a Better Way to Pay for Your Uber

There’s something quaintly anachronistic about a deeply digital company issuing plastic, but the ride-share giant’s new credit card offers some sweet perks for travelers.

October 25, 2017 01:35 PM

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Matthew Phenix

Art + Architecture

A Life-Sized Reproduction of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Arrives in St. Louis

Photo reproductions of Michelangelo’s Vatican artwork have arrived, to scale, for visitors to examine up close in St. Louis.

November 5, 2020 05:19 PM

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Laura Dannen Redman

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