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A trip to one of Europe’s most unusual celebrations helps a traveler beat the winter blues.

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.

A smartphone addict finds out what happens when she’s forced to disconnect deep in the Amazon rain forest.

It’s the birthplace of tonkotsu ramen and the home of one of Japan’s craziest festivals.

No crowds. No cosplay. Just temples, trees, and a warm bath at the end of the day on the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route.

One traveler shares her highlights from the Central American country.

Get a fresh take on New Orleans

Travel tips that contribute to the preservation of the Peruvian Amazon, not the destruction.

The capital of Malaysia has become a hotbed of art and design. Kuala Lumpur’s most influential residents guide AFAR through five of the city’s creatively charged neighborhoods.

The gateway town to Amazon adventures in Northern Peru is a festival of weirdness. It’s best to just embrace it.

In this series, we explore what it takes to land—and work—the world’s coolest travel jobs. Previous installments featured interviews with a doctor without borders, a social media influencer, and a professional ghost hunter. Up next: a designer of extreme obstacle courses.

Take a drive on Highway 1 and you might run into some...unexpected wildlife.

Explore Australia’s natural offerings, learn how to play the didgeridoo, and—most importantly—learn about this indigenous culture.

We talked to a paranormal investigator about ghost-hunting fakery, airport-security woes, and his most chilling experience.

Sometimes, these wild revelations even mirror the human world.