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Festivals + Events

Primavera Music Founder Pablo Soler on Barcelona’s Cool Beat

Pablo Soler, the founder of the Primavera Sound Music Festival, loves new music and great food. He finds plenty of both near his home in El Born. Here, his story.

March 18, 2015 02:20 PM
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Jen Murphy
Founder’s Note

Your Guide to What’s New on AFAR.com

Explore like never before with the newly improved site.

July 31, 2017 04:08 PM
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Greg Sullivan
Style + Design

Take a Tour of the Weird, Stunning Architecture of Brasília

In Brazil’s capital, modernist buildings act as time capsules that show what we once thought the future would look like.

August 1, 2016 12:45 PM
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Mimi Zeiger
Travel Tips + Etiquette

Three Expats on What It’s Actually Like to Live in Dubai

Three residents give us the local color.

February 16, 2017 12:26 PM
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Victoria Gomelsky
Restaurants + Cafés

8 Ways to Order a Coffee in Australia (and Get What You Actually Want)

Here’s what you need to know before you order a cup of joe in Land Down Under.

September 13, 2017 11:43 AM
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Alina Polishuk
Travel Tips + Etiquette

How to Throw a Quintessentially French Dinner Party

Cuisine aside, what is it that makes a French dinner party so, well, French?

April 8, 2016 06:12 PM
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Rosecrans Baldwin
Restaurants + Cafés

Where to Find the Best Scallop in France (and Why You’d Want to)

Hint: The French Riviera and F. Scott Fitzgerald are involved.

April 13, 2017 11:54 AM
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Alex Schechter
History + Culture

Australia’s Best Aboriginal Tours

Explore Australia’s natural offerings, learn how to play the didgeridoo, and—most importantly—learn about this indigenous culture.

February 3, 2017 04:19 PM
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Sue Gough Henley
Bars + Nightlife

There’s a Secret Local Hangout in This Famous Napa Restaurant

You can find the Michelin-starred Meadowood’s best-kept secret at the bar

April 12, 2017 12:04 PM
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Jennifer Flowers
Small Ship Cruises

A Fantasy Comes True Aboard the Queen Mary 2

Is there a better place to channel 1930s glamour than on a classic ocean liner?

January 4, 2017 05:27 PM
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Emma John
Loyalty + Rewards

This Airline Is Offering Parental Leave for Elite Status

Alaska Airlines is rolling out a program for its high-status new parents.

May 22, 2017 12:14 PM
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Matt Villano
Art + Culture

This Instagrammer Got a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of India’s Textile Industry

Esther Huynh spent three weeks photographing tradition, culture, and color in India— and she got paid to do it(!).

January 13, 2017 11:44 AM
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Sarah Buder
Travel for Good

The Most Heart-Warming Help We’ve Ever Received from a Stranger Abroad

AFAR staffers share their accounts of varying acts of kindness and humanity they’ve experienced from strangers around the world.

November 15, 2016 03:19 PM
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Sarah Buder
Bars + Nightlife

This Is the Best Way to Do a Brewery Tour of Vancouver

Rent a bike and get pedaling—there are lots of small-batch breweries worth visiting in this drink-loving city.

January 18, 2017 11:59 AM
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Anna Mazurek
Travel Tips + Etiquette

In Sweden, a 72-Hour Cure for All That Ails You

Now you can spend three days in a glass cabin as part of an ingenious stress-mitigation experiment.

October 18, 2017 08:37 AM
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Matthew Phenix

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