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Epic Trips

Over the Fjords and Far Away: A Remote Alaskan Lodge Takes You Deep Into the Wild

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

May 25, 2018 06:50 PM
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Freda Moon
Hiking + Cycling

Why a 10-Day Hike Might Be the Best Thing You Can Do for Your Kids

Caroline and Ben Shepard traded frenetic New York City for a pilgrimage on Spain’s Camino de Santiago trail. The twist? They brought their two daughters, ages 8 and 11.

June 19, 2015 02:25 PM
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Caroline Shepard
Food + Drink

How to Taste the Best Artisan Foods from Around the World

How to Taste the Best Artisan Foods from Around the World

March 25, 2015 03:01 PM
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Jen Murphy
Air Travel News

How to Make the Most of an Oahu Stopover

Tacking a microtrip onto your Hawaiian getaway has never been easier.

August 30, 2016 02:11 PM
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Nicole Antonio
Safari

Close Encounters of the Wild Kind in Namibia’s Desert

A writer gets a rare, close-up look at African wildlife.

June 15, 2016 06:29 PM
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Sarah Gold
Travel Tips + Etiquette

16 Untranslatable Words from Other Languages

16 Untranslatable Words from Other Languages

July 30, 2015 07:02 PM
UNESCO World Heritage

This Is the Secret to Enjoying the Amalfi Coast

How to skip the crowds and have a true Amalfi experience

December 10, 2015 01:24 PM
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Andrew Evans
Health + Wellness

This Is How You Live on Swiss Time

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner— with 24 hours’ notice—to Switzerland, where she learned a lesson in Swiss serenity.

December 11, 2015 02:23 PM
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Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Winter Sports

Coolest Travel Jobs: What It’s Like to Hand-Design Ski Maps

With mapping technology advancing, the art of hand-drawn maps is disappearing. Meet one of the people keeping the precise tradition alive.

December 13, 2017 01:25 PM
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Ashlea Halpern
History + Culture

Heavenly Music, Space-Age Architecture, and the Many Surprises of Armenia

A writer who grew up in Moscow finds echoes of her past on a spontaneous trip to a former Soviet Republic that’s forging a new identity.

February 1, 2018 12:30 PM
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Anya von Bremzen
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

4 Game-Changing Hotels in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv’s hotel scene gets a much-needed refresh

January 27, 2016 03:51 PM
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Celeste Moure
Longreads

In Rajasthan’s Palaces-Turned-Hotels, You Can Sleep Like a King

Onetime royals in Rajasthan are holding onto their family estates the best way they can: by inviting us in.

August 12, 2016 06:44 PM
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Lisa Abend
History + Culture

8 Reasons Yunnan is China’s Best Food Destination

This remote province in southwestern China boasts some of the world’s most delicious and unusual dishes

April 26, 2016 03:01 PM
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Georgia Freedman
Cities We Love

Finding a New Perspective on Adventure in Oaxaca

A couple returns to the Mexican city where they lived in their youth to see how it—and they—have changed.

February 13, 2017 01:05 PM
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Eric Puchner

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