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Maggie Shipstead, author of the novel “Great Circle,” hadn’t written a word when she first arrived in the Norwegian Arctic seven years ago. Here’s how she found seeds of inspiration in the most barren of places.

Afar editors share the 2025 hotel stays they didn’t want to leave—and would happily return to.

Savvy travelers skip Oslo and head straight for Bergen, a coastal city hemmed in by mountains, for a taste of real Norway.

On October 26, hikers will be officially banned from ascending the sacred monolith at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in Australia, ushering in a new era for the park.

An AFAR editor keeps his ears open on a kayak trip in Harriman Fjord.

Discover Palatial Glaciers and Exotic Wildlife in Spitsbergen

Hotels.com is picking up the tab for March stays at the Ittoqqortoormiit Guesthouse in Greenland. It will only take a few flights and a helicopter ride to get there.

The South Island’s Routeburn Track is one of the great trails in New Zealand. Two unlikely hikers head out to see what they find.

In a virtually inaccessible part of Alaska, there’s a little lodge that takes travelers places very few have been before.

Staying nimble is key when traveling through this otherworldly landscape. Here’s how to do it.

The collapse of low-cost carrier Wow Air and news of Iceland falling prey to overtourism has made the once-booming travel destination less attractive to some travelers. Is Greenland fast becoming the desired alternative?

The three jagged peaks towering over a turqouise lake in Torres del Paine may be one of the most iconic images associated with Patagonia, but there’s so much more to the region.

Get your fill of the sights and sounds of U.S. national parks even when you’re stuck at home because of coronavirus.

Ahead of its inaugural voyage this August, AFAR EVP and chief revenue officer Ellen Asmodeo-Giglio has been named one of two godmothers of the new Azamara Pursuit.

The least populous state in the U.S. is also home to some of the country’s most wondrous natural landscapes. Choose one of the following ways to see it—or opt for all three.