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Air Travel News

What Happens When Lightning Strikes a Plane?

Aircraft are struck by lightning far more often than you think and it’s actually not as disastrous as you may imagine.

May 12, 2015 04:11 PM
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Katrina Martinez-Carter
Missouri

Overview

August 12, 2019 06:11 PM
People

Raul y Pipo: A Conversation Across the United States and Cuba

Two Cubans, one in Havana and one in California, talk immigration, daily life, and the future of the relationship between the United States and Cuba.

August 10, 2016 05:39 PM
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Staff
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
Outdoor Adventure

Yelapa: My Own Private (Unplugged) Mexico

Around the bend from Puerto Vallarta, senior editor Aislyn Greene found Yelapa—a piña colada–free beach retreat. (Moonshine is a different story.)

August 20, 2014 04:22 PM
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Aislyn Greene
Restaurants + Cafés

How to Navigate Mexico City’s Food Markets

In stalls crowded with the freshest seafood, sweetest chilies, and spiciest tacos, one writer eats his way to the heart of the metropolis.

April 15, 2014 07:57 PM
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JJ Goode
History + Culture

Unexpected Cambodia: One Traveler’s Unplanned Adventure in Southeast Asia

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent writer Alexander Chee, with 24 hours’ notice, to a Southeast Asian country where he encountered headless Buddhas and naked hotel guests.

October 15, 2015 02:57 PM
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Alexander Chee
Ireland

Overview

May 23, 2018 03:12 PM
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Yvonne Gordon
Gothenburg

Overview

May 17, 2018 11:34 AM
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Marie Oskarsson
South Carolina

Overview

May 17, 2018 11:23 AM
Beaches

Spin the Globe: A Different Sort of Rio

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent author Paul Greenberg on 24 hours’ notice to a country where he swapped a beach vacation for a chance to catch his dinner.

August 4, 2015 01:27 PM
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Paul Greenberg
Style + Design

A Detailed Look Inside Japan’s Modern Crafts Movement

In a city known for its rich history, a new wave of artisans is making Kyoto the place to be.

September 21, 2015 03:21 PM
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Tom Downey
Other

How Skateboarding is Changing Cuba’s Youth

How Skateboarding is Changing Cuba’s Youth

April 30, 2015 07:49 PM
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Walter Lohr
Kyoto

Overview

May 17, 2018 12:19 PM
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Erin Bogar
Travel Tips + Etiquette

How to Haggle without Being a Jerk

Everyone knows how to haggle, right? It’s like war, but fought with currency.

June 2, 2015 05:16 PM
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Nick Rowlands

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