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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.

There are thousands of traditional Japanese inns with hot springs across Japan. This hot spring lodge is part of a decade-old Japanese pastime.

Born free, today’s post-apartheid generation asks, what’s next?

With just an old photograph in hand, a writer sets out to understand her father’s role in the Vietnam War—depending entirely on the kindness of strangers willing to help.

One traveler returns to Laos.

How do you make sense of diverse, dizzying São Paolo? Talk to the people who make the sushi, spray the graffiti, and build the giant watermelons.

The Spirit of Istanbul

Exploring the world, one boat at a time.

From a lakeside view, Afar writer reviews the first five-star hotel to open on Lake Como in a century.

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent writer Jonathan Gold on a spontaneous journey to Prague with just 24 hours’ notice.

Cairo Beyond the Headlines

Tea house owner, Gaynor Salisbury, shares her favorite spots in Edinburgh.

Stay where the chocolate is made.

A writer seeks out the disappearing workshops that have been the source of elegance in Naples for generations.

Pastry chef, Michael Laiskonis, shares his favorite things to do, see, and (of course) eat while in Bogotá, Colombia.