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How to Plan Your Most Joyful Trip, According to a Happiness Expert

Laurie Santos’s Yale University course “Psychology and the Good Life” focuses on topics such as mindfulness and slowing down. Here’s how you can apply her teachings to your own travels.

July 30, 2019 05:04 PM

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Aislyn Greene

Food + Drink

The Best Meals We Ate in 2019

We’ve selected the standout breakfasts, killer lunches, and dreamy dinners that have lingered in our memories as the best tastes of the year. Dig in.

December 20, 2019 01:18 PM

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Staff

Hotels

Here’s What the Future of Glamping Looks Like

Across the US, companies are ramping up the glamping game. Here’s where to stay when you want the great outdoors, creature comforts, and next-level hospitality all rolled into one.

April 30, 2018 04:07 PM

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Sara Button

Winter Sports

Ski Into Spring at the Best Warm-Weather Skiing Spots

There’s still plenty of time to get your turns in before summer.

March 11, 2020 07:15 PM

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Matt Hansen

Travel Vanguard

Vanguard 2017: Noah Purcell, Washington State Solicitor General

The law officer helped lead the fight to put the Trump administration’s travel ban on hold.

September 24, 2017 08:00 PM

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Jennifer Flowers

Natural Wonders

See the Northern Lights at 36,000 Feet on This Chartered 737 Flight

Take in the aurora borealis over Canada’s Yukon Territory this winter.

November 9, 2018 08:52 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

AFAR Company Updates

Q&A with Victoria Fantauzzi, Who Just Raised $24K for Learning AFAR

A reader dedicated her company’s annual fundraiser to Learning AFAR and raised a bunch of money. All completely unsolicited.

September 25, 2015 02:20 PM

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Nick Rowlands

Winter Sports

7 Winter Gear Picks From an Avalanche-Fighting Ski Patroller

Serious cold requires serious equipment. Choose smartly.

January 23, 2018 01:26 PM

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Adrienne Jordan

Cities We Love

These Talented London Artisans Are Keeping the City’s Craft Tradition Alive

From Stoke Newington to Peckham, seeking out the capital’s crafty types will send you to some fascinating corners of the city.

July 23, 2018 06:09 PM

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Lisa Abend

Where to Go in Fall

Charming College Towns With Off-Campus Appeal

There’s only one thing more fun than a college town and that’s a college town without any homework in sight.

September 15, 2020 08:01 PM

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Kathryn O’Shea-Evans

A bungalow at Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape

Hotels

The 2023 Stay List

Our picks for the 15 best new hotels in the world.

April 4, 2023 09:00 AM

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Jennifer Flowers

Rows of sun lounge chairs on a snow covered mountain

Travel Tips + Etiquette

Want to Remote Work From Anywhere? Here Are 10 Places We Can Personally Recommend

Afar’s own remote workers and digital nomads share their picks for where to plan a remote work trip, both abroad and in the USA.

February 28, 2025 01:50 PM

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Chloe Arrojado

Cities We Love

14 Things to Do in Belgrade

Where to eat, stay, and play in the Serbian capital.

April 14, 2020 03:07 PM

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Mekalyn Rose

Epic Trips

A Night to Remember on the Greenland Ice Sheet

When the going gets tough, the tough use hand warmers.

March 29, 2023 02:39 PM

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Stephanie Vermillion

Expedition Cruises

Why Now Is the Best Time to Plan and Book an Antarctica Sailing

With huge pent-up demand after the pandemic, you’d be wise to book sooner than later.

April 7, 2022 04:31 PM

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Fran Golden

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