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Our 2026 picks champion a better way to travel the world: responsibly, creatively, and with eyes on places long overlooked.

After a life on the road, Snowe cofounder Andres Modak and his family know that home is where you make it.

To truly immerse yourself in the culture of Croatia’s most famous city, Dubrovnik, slow down, sink in, and stay in the moment.

Detaching from your device while traveling is one of the healthiest things you can do—but it can come with some pitfalls. Here’s how to avoid them.

We love that the country’s new promotional campaign is in praise of postcards.

An AFAR Ambassador Spends a Week Learning Italian in the Eternal City

The Bosphorus has always defined Istanbul. Now the villages that line its European and Asian shores are injecting a new spirit into the city.

Cassie de Pecol will become the youngest person ever to do it—and it will only have taken her two years.

On a rail adventure through the Canadian Maritimes, Colleen Kinder encounters tiny towns and glittering cities, dramatic coastal landscapes and that sweet, strange brew that is Canadian kindness.

Mark our words: 2025 will be the year of crowd-free travel. Here are our picks for the world’s 25 most exciting, lesser-visited destinations to plan a trip to right now.

In this excerpt, a French writer heads to the U.S.-Mexico border for a road trip and recounts the characters he meets along the way.

AFAR’s first-ever Travel Happiness survey asked: What is your happiest travel memory? We read about surrendering to a storm in Honduras, a photo shoot with orangutans, a family dinner in 14th-century French châteaus—and a parade of corgis.

Visionaries who harness the power of travel to make a difference.

When Will McGrath followed his wife, Ellen—a sociologist specializing in AIDS research—to Lesotho, he knew little about the African country. Less than a year later, he became Moshoeshoe.

How travel is changing, according to experts.