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Understanding the Sky

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent writer Mickey Rapkin with 24 hours’ notice to a Central European city where tech trumps goulash.

Steven Petrow arrives with some trepidation in the Scandinavian birthplace of ABBA and a certain meatball.

A blind man travels to Helsinki to find out if there’s more to Finland’s sauna culture than meets the eye.

An aspiring bluegrass fiddler from London discovers much more than music on a trip to North Carolina.

An interview with the duo behind the Charleston Academy of Domestic Pursuits.

AFAR sent writer Leslie Jamison to the Indian Ocean island nation with just 24 hours’ notice. Arriving with no preparation and no plan, she caught a ride to the war-torn north to find out what kind of traveler she truly is.

An interview with the band.

Breaking the Ice in Tokyo

In stalls crowded with the freshest seafood, sweetest chilies, and spiciest tacos, one writer eats his way to the heart of the metropolis.

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent writer Cindy Chupack on a spontaneous journey to Shanghai.

If you’re yearning to join a jam session in Bluegrass country, head to these workshops and camps first.

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent writer Ann Friedman on a spontaneous journey to Osaka.

Just outside Paris, a secret world has offered city dwellers an escape for centuries. In the charming towns along the Marne River, generations of revelers come together to eat, drink, dance, and enjoy the season.

An independent traveler walks up the cruise ship gangplank to find herself part of a floating community.