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Chris Walker and Morgan Hartley spent three months cycling through central Asia as part of an 18-month bike trip. Here is part one of five of their account, in which their trip is almost thwarted from the start.

A blind man travels to Helsinki to find out if there’s more to Finland’s sauna culture than meets the eye.

Wandering Restaurateur: Jay Thomson in France, San Francisco, and New York

In a tech-obsessed city, these creators take a hands-on approach to making beautiful objects.

A Spontaneous Trip to Cuba

On a crowded bus trip in Mongolia, one traveler learns how to sit back and enjoy the ride.

A sweet obsession pulls a writer deep into the heart of Marrakech in search of a taste of the desert.

A bluegrass fiddler travels to Vienna to learn how to sing—and how to embrace the city’s most famous art: opera.

Seeking the wonderfully disorienting effect of travel, writer Taras Grescoe ventures to Budapest, where bewilderment ensues.

From the mountains of Iran and the backstreets of Yogyakarta to war-torn Addis Ababa and a hillside roost in Taiwan, this is the riveting story of a wanderer whose thirst for travel was never-ending.

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent writer Kevin Bleyer on a spontaneous journey to Guyana.

Wandering Chef: John Gorham in Barcelona and Madrid

Wandering Chef: Laurent Tourondel in Hong Kong

Wandering Chef: Justin Simoneaux in New Orleans

Where to eat the best tapas in Madrid, Sevilla, Barcelona, and San Sebastián—plus how to order them like the locals do.