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6 Ways to Support Rewilding Projects Around the World

Rewilding—the reintroduction of native flora and fauna—is critical in the fight against climate change. Here, six important projects from Argentina to the Maldives.

April 22, 2022 04:53 PM

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Lenora Todaro

A landmark subway station in New York City with vaulted glass ceilings, green-and-white tiles, and brick walls

Where to Travel Next

The Best Way to See a City? Going Underground

Learn about the history, architecture, design, and engineering hidden underneath your feet on these urban transit system tours.

December 12, 2024 02:03 PM

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Pat Tompkins

The Alpina Gstaad is located a short walk from the center of town.

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Stay Here Next: The Alpina Gstaad in Switzerland

With a sexy new Japanese whisky bar and an extended summer season, the Alpina Gstaad remains a standard bearer in the Swiss Alps for design lovers and après aficionados.

February 28, 2023 08:23 PM

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Jennifer Flowers

AFAR Advisor

Western Wonders: Discovering Lesser-Known West Denmark

From architectural “wows” and natural highs to ancient ruins and modern culinary marvels, this part of the land of the Danes is full of delights and surprises.

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The writer looking at reliefs among the gargantuan columns of the Temple of Edfu situated along the Nile.

Cruise

“Traveling Like a Celebrity” on the Nile—How to Get Exclusive Access to Egypt’s Ancient Sites Without Crowds

Luxury tour operator Abercrombie & Kent has decades of experience bringing travelers to Egypt and offers one of the most private ways to sail the Nile River—on the six-cabin Sanctuary Zein Nile Chateau.

December 6, 2024 05:24 PM

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Jeri Clausing

Longreads

2021 Degrees of Separation

How husband-and-wife writers Jonathan Evans and Tara Sering spent almost a year apart, unable to reconnect in Cambodia as the Delta variant swept Southeast Asia.

January 24, 2022 12:03 PM

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Jonathan Evans

Outdoor Adventure

Northern Lights, Night Skiing, and Paddling Bioluminescent Waters: Canada’s Best After-Dark Adventures

See the Great White North in a different, lower light on one of these noctourism adventures.

August 21, 2025 04:30 PM

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Lola Augustine Brown

Two maple trees in the foreground with buckets collecting sap, with a house covered in snow in the background between them

Family Travel

5 Sugar Shacks Where You Can Experience Montreal’s Maple Obsession

The coziest way to spend a spring day in Montreal’s snowy countryside is at a “cabane à sucre,” or sugar shack, where maple syrup is made and hearty feasts are on offer.

March 22, 2024 12:08 PM

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Lesley Chesterman

A studio king guest room at the Hotel Chelsea, with a big white bed, a fireplace, and floor-to-ceiling windows with stained-glass details overlooking a balcony.

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Stay Here Next: Hotel Chelsea in New York City

After a decade of closure, the revived NYC landmark is welcoming a new generation of travelers and local creatives into its legend-filled spaces.

February 24, 2023 05:11 PM

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Billie Cohen

In "The Reluctant Traveler" Eugene Levy visits Costa Rica, Utah, Finland, Japan, the Maldives, Portugal, South Africa, and Italy.

How the 76-year-old actor, who doesn’t like travel, became the host of Apple TV+'s newest travel show, which premiers February 24.

February 22, 2023 02:36 PM

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Travel Tips + Etiquette

The World’s Fastest Growing Tourism Destination: Why Tajikistan Should Be on Your Radar

Central Asia’s smallest nation has seen a rapid increase in travelers over the past few years. Here’s how (and why) to plan your first trip.

February 4, 2020 08:30 PM

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Brandon Presser

Clockwise from top left: Kenya, Newfoundland, Santa Ynez, La Paz, Barcelona, South Korea, La Paz, Transylvania

Where to Travel Next

We Took Hundreds of Trips in 2025, and These Are the Places We Would Go Back to in a Heartbeat

Afar’s team roamed wide in 2025. These were our favorite spots from a year of exploring.

December 19, 2025 01:11 PM

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Nicholas DeRenzo

Left: Tacoparty - B&A Blue Corn Nixtam Crispy Shell Taco; right: USA, Colorado, Montezuma County. Red, aeolian loess soils tilled into rows and irrigated for growing beans with Sleeping Ute Mountain in the background.

Restaurants + Cafés

The Company Helping Turn Colorado Into a Tortilla Destination

On a tribally owned farm near the Four Corners and across Colorado restaurant kitchens, corn is reshaping regional cuisine—and keeping it rooted in place.

April 6, 2026 01:05 PM

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Carrie Honaker

Rabat, Morocco. Hassan Tower is the minaret Almohad Caliphate mosque medieval ruins.

Hotels

A Less-Visited Moroccan City Is Getting the Attention of Travelers. Here’s Why.

The Moroccan capital of Rabat is filled with a new energy that’s getting the attention of travelers.

November 18, 2024 09:15 AM

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Nicola Chilton

Outdoor Adventure

The Best Months to Visit Iceland for Fewer Crowds, the Northern Lights, and Prime Puffin Spotting

The best time to visit Iceland depends on your itinerary.

March 10, 2026 08:43 AM

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Alexis Averbuck

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