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Threads of beauty, history, and memory make a Turkish carpet much more than a souvenir.

Mallorca: Spanish Style Beyond the Beach

One traveler steps off the beaten path into this Nepali town.

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent writer Marisa Meltzer with 24 hours’ notice to a land of cashmere goats, yak slippers, and near-naked wrestlers.

Wandering Mixologist: Scott Beattie in Bali

Tranquilo in Tacuba, El Salvador

“Eagle Hunters” in Mongolia

First step: Pinkies up. Next step: Bottoms up, too.

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.

After a string of personal losses, a writer heads to Tamil Nadu seeking solace from her sorrows. It takes two temples, a palm leaf astrologer, and the driver of a velour-lined taxi to make her feel whole again.

Wandering Chef: Guillermo Pernot in Cuba

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent writer Kevin Bleyer on a spontaneous journey to Guyana.

Traditions on the Brink of Change: Photographer Eric Lafforgue

From the mountains of Iran and the backstreets of Yogyakarta to war-torn Addis Ababa and a hillside roost in Taiwan, this is the riveting story of a wanderer whose thirst for travel was never-ending.