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From a family trip to London to the beaches of South East Asia, there are some great spring vacation deals available—as long as you know where to look.

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

The sights, sounds, and smells of Portugal are all the more vivid when you’re walking, as AFAR Ambassador Flash Parker recently discovered.

At these five spots, contemporary street art and cultural heritage go hand-in-hand.

When it’s summer north of the equator, head to the other hemisphere to find relief in these seven winter wonderlands.

In Austria, where the Alps cover 62 percent of the country, hiking is just a part of regular life. An intrepid American writer laces up his boots.

Seven AFAR travelers dredge up their most cringeworthy anecdotes from a lifetime of travel.

In southwestern France, cannelés are a staple of everyday life.

After French traveler Laura Pandolfi was diagnosed with diabetes, she launched destination guides that help adventurers with the chronic condition stay healthy on the road.

Plenty of people resolve to read more every year. And what better reading challenge than to enjoy books by female writers from countries across the globe? Here are some selections to get you started.

Forget Groundhog Day—from drowning the goddess of winter to downing a glass of wine with a live fish, Europe’s end-of-winter rituals are much more interesting.

For tried-and-true pesto, head to the ancient city of Genoa in Italy’s Liguria region.

On a last-minute trip, a traveler ponders what would have happened had he taken another path.

An Italian family welcomes a daughter and her American husband back to the house on the Adriatic coast where life revolves around rituals of sun, sand, and handmade pasta.

Can a hotel really rekindle romance? Writer Chris Colin and his wife, Amy, brave a gauntlet of moonlit dinners, rose petals, and beach photo shoots to find out.