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Beaches

How to Feel Good and Do Good on Your Next Hawaiian Vacation

Say “mahalo” and thank Hawaii for its stunning scenery and warm hospitality while enjoying your regularly scheduled vacation plans

March 14, 2017 07:07 PM

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Will McGough

AFAR Company Updates

Our Most Memorable 2015 Travel Experiences II: Seeking Stillness

Swimming pigs, private islands, and real-life fantasy moments: AFAR staff share their most memorable travel experiences of the year. Part II.

December 14, 2015 06:03 PM

Hotels

10 Hotels Offering Over-the-Top Experiences for Royal Wedding Fanatics

Didn’t make the guest list? (We didn’t either.) You can still get in on the fun with these royal wedding weekend hotel packages in the U.S. and the U.K.

April 11, 2018 04:25 PM

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Lindsay Lambert

Hotels

10 of the Most Extravagant Hotel Lobbies in the World

These hotels know how to make an entrance.

March 16, 2015 05:32 PM

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Maggie Parker

Hotels

9 Hotels With Insider Access to Hard-to-Get Experiences

From a last-minute table at Noma to home-plate baseball tickets, these hotels use their connections to give guests incredible experiences.

April 2, 2018 07:37 PM

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Sandra Ramani

History + Culture

The Stonewall Inn Is Set to Become a National Monument

So what, exactly, is a national monument?

May 18, 2016 05:21 PM

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Matt Villano

Restaurants + Cafés

How a San Franciscan Does a Weekend in L.A.

Los Angeles and San Francisco are two very different—and diverse—sides of California.

August 17, 2016 12:07 PM

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Tamara Palmer

Other

Mexico City, Through the Eyes of a Big-Shot Gallery Owner

Patricia Ortiz Monasterio, the co-founder of Galería OMR, a 32-year-old contemporary art gallery in the Roma District in Mexico City, on the new wave of artists

August 11, 2015 03:01 PM

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Kayleen Schaefer

Travel for Good

Women to Watch in 2020

Deep-sea mappers. Activists. Record-setting climbers, podcasters, and polar explorers. All are changing the world—and the ways we think about travel.

March 2, 2020 09:23 AM

Tips + News

What Life Looks Like in Locked-Down Countries

Across the globe, countries are closing borders and asking citizens to stay home in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s what people are doing to cope.

April 24, 2020 02:00 PM

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Terry Ward

Books

What’s in a Name? How One Traveler Went From Outsider to Local in Lesotho

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.

September 18, 2018 04:36 PM

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Will McGrath

Other

The Best Hot Springs Around the World

Getting beyond the blue lagoon.

December 15, 2015 07:52 PM

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Alexandra Hayward

Hotels

The World’s Coolest, Quirkiest Hotel Jobs

From an on-site falconer to a sleep ambassador, these hotel jobs go way beyond the usual bellhops and concierges.

March 7, 2018 01:25 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

Where to Travel Next

10 Reasons to Visit Oman Right Now

With tourism on the rise, Oman is rapidly changing.

February 24, 2017 12:05 PM

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Danae Mercer

Art + Culture

Go Inside the Quirky “Micronation” of Molossia Through These Brilliant Photos

Drawn to its self-aware eccentricities, photographer Amy Lombard visits the Republic of Molossia, a self-proclaimed independent country in the Nevada desert.

October 26, 2017 08:03 PM

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Maggie Fuller

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