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History + Culture

Stranger than Santa: 10 of Europe’s Most Unusual Christmas Characters

If you think a flying sleigh is weird, get a load of these Christmas myths.

November 23, 2015 08:09 PM
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Chris Ciolli
Art + Culture

Succumbing to Meatballs (and ABBA) in Stockholm

Steven Petrow arrives with some trepidation in the Scandinavian birthplace of ABBA and a certain meatball.

May 12, 2014 08:17 PM
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Steven Petrow
River Cruises

When You Need to Escape Reality, Take a Rhine River Cruise

Writer Chris Colin left the headlines behind and discovered the ineffable delight of a European river cruise with his family.

September 27, 2017 09:33 AM
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Chris Colin
Festivals + Events

8 European Easter Traditions You Need to See to Believe

Europe has some unique ways of celebrating the spring holiday.

March 15, 2016 08:04 PM
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Chris Ciolli
Restaurants + Cafés

Why Is It So Hard to Find New Nordic Cuisine in Oslo?

Writer Alan Richman has won 16 James Beard Awards for his food writing and eaten in the world’s finest restaurants, but he’d never been to Norway⎯until AFAR sent him with 24 hours’ notice.

April 12, 2017 01:33 PM
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Alan Richman
Weekend Getaways

Scandinavia’s Secret Islands are the Ideal Summer Getaway

The Åland archipelago is the most relaxing place you’ve never heard of.

October 6, 2014 02:10 PM
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Lisa Abend
Art + Culture

A Local’s Tour of Glasgow’s Artsy Heart

Follow director Stewart Laing on his rounds in surprising, enchanting Glasgow.

December 11, 2013 06:47 PM
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Emma John
History + Culture

13 of the Freakiest Bogeymen from Around the World

Which international folk villain is coming for you?

October 27, 2016 04:37 PM
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Maggie Fuller
Norway

Overview

May 23, 2018 02:35 PM
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Joshua Samuel Brown
Photo Essays

The 25 Unknown Travel Photographers You Should Be Following Right Now

These travel photographers need to be on your radar asap.

May 21, 2015 02:53 PM
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Danielle Walsh
Food + Drink

Food Experiences Worth the Trip from Five Well-Traveled Chefs

Food Experiences Worth the Trip from Five Well-Traveled Chefs

September 18, 2012 02:41 PM
Restaurants + Cafés

The Best Meal You’ll Eat in Portland Comes Straight from the Oregon Coast

A subversive band of Portland chefs has a new grocery store: the ocean. You’re going to want to taste what they’re cooking up.

December 3, 2014 12:41 PM
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Chris Colin
People

Wandering Chef: Marcus Samuelsson in Toronto

Three of the chef’s favorite places to eat.

November 28, 2011 11:24 AM
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Salma Abdelnour
In the Magazine

7 Great Travel Tours For People Who Want to Learn Something New

You don’t necessarily need to know how to wield a paintbrush to participate in these seven art-filled tours.

February 10, 2012 07:21 PM
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Jennica Peterson
People

Philip Glass: On Tour, Not a Tourist

Philip Glass: On Tour, Not a Tourist

June 11, 2012 01:04 PM
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Derk Richardson

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