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One Great Day in Paris, According to Meghan Donovan

AFAR Advisor

How Influencer Meghan Donovan’s Would Spend a Day in Paris

For Meghan Donovan, it is about long walks, good food, and photo opps.

April 7, 2020 09:46 AM

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Annie Fitzsimmons

Hotels

The 9 Best New Hotels in Copenhagen to Book

There are some exciting new developments in the Danish capital’s hotel scene. Here’s where to stay on your next trip.

December 2, 2021 06:29 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

The Serendipity is a 29-foot ranger tugboat with blue sides and brown and white trim that can be chartered through Anacortes Yacht Charters.

Epic Trips

Learning to Skipper a Boat in Washington State’s San Juan Islands

An Afar editor makes her dad—and herself—proud by chartering a boat among the islands of this peaceful archipelago.

October 1, 2024 03:41 PM

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Jennifer Flowers

Jue Let, Texas interior; How Do You Like Them Apples cocktail (also from Jue Let)

Food + Drink

From Ghee-Washed Mezcal to Fish Sauce Margaritas, Asian American–Owned Bars Are Changing How America Drinks

Scotch and chrysanthemum tea. Ghee-washed mezcal. Baijiu and mapo tofu. At these Asian American-owned bars, childhood flavors are the inspiration behind inventive cocktails.

May 13, 2026 05:31 AM

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Katie Chang

Clockwise from top left: Drinks and food at Six Senses Zighy Bay in Oman (1st and 3rd); Alesund, Norway; Abu Dhabi, UAE, The Aquarium near Margaret River in Western Australia; street scene in Istanbul, Turkiye; Antwerp, Belgium; Koks Restaurant in Greenland

Where to Travel Next

We Took Hundreds of Trips This Year and These Are the Places We Would Go Back to in a Heartbeat

Afar’s team roamed wide in 2024. These were our favorite spots from a year of exploring.

December 13, 2024 01:33 PM

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Tim Chester

Hotels We Love

The 10 Best Hotels in Boston

Whether you want to stay in a historic neighborhood, on the water, or in the middle of Red Sox Nation, Boston’s hotel scene delivers.

July 5, 2024 08:13 PM

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Laura Dannen Redman

A surfer rides a wave on the Eisbach canal along Munich's Englischer Garten

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Hotels

6 Incredible Underwater Hotels Around the World

Sleeping with the fishes takes on a whole new meaning at these villas and suites under the sea.

January 31, 2024 01:38 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Driving through the Sahara Desert with Accessible Morocco Consultants, Morocco.

Outdoor Adventure

I’ve Dived, Trekked, and Safaried the World in a Wheelchair—Here’s Who Made It Possible

After 20 years of traveling the world as a wheelchair user, Sophie Morgan highlights the people and operators making high-impact adventures more accessible.

March 20, 2026 11:13 AM

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Sophie Morgan

crowded street in amsterdam, the netherlands, with crowds of people walking along a street

Longreads

Why Blaming (and Shaming) Tourists Won’t Help Combat Overtourism

Destinations telling travelers to “stay away”; residents squirting water guns on tourists: why places trying to turn people off of visiting are missing the point.

September 19, 2024 10:02 AM

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Kathleen Rellihan

View of the lobby bar at Hotel Casa Lucia in Buenos Aire. the floor is checkered black and white and the ceiling is a glass roof with a chandelier

Stay Here Next

A New Hotel With Great Views and a Supercool Lobby Bar Arrives in Buenos Aires

In a historic 1929 building that used to be the tallest in South America, Hotel Casa Lucia offers travelers a view of the city’s next era.

July 1, 2024 02:52 PM

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Billie Cohen

AFAR Advisor

How Querido Hotels Make for Cherished Travel Memories

At these family-owned properties, a farm-to-table ethos and deep connection to the destination deliver out-of-the-box experiences.

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