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Podcast: Let’s Scale Back That Revenge Travel, Shall We?

S1, E1: Let’s Scale Back That Revenge Travel, Shall We?

In the first episode of Unpacked by AFAR, a traveler explores how we can be better to the places we visit (and why we should save the concept of revenge for the movies).

June 16, 2022 05:18 PM

Journeys: Europe

Northwest Hungary: Sopron and Surroundings

August 1, 2022 04:22 PM

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Will Kiburz

Journeys: Caribbean + Atlantic

See the Best Art and Culture That Puerto Rico Offers

Learn more about Puerto Rico through its creativity and rich heritage, from street art to world-renowned paintings and more.

Sponsored by Quark Expeditions

(Left) Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo Panama City (Right) Maud Bailly

View From Afar

S1, E4: What If Luxury Hotels Listened More? This Accor CEO Proves It Changes Everything

On this episode of “View From AFAR,” hospitality CEO Maud Bailly redefines what it means to lead with empathy, style, and sustainability.

May 15, 2025 01:40 PM

Golden fields stretch down a hillside to a seaside town

Journeys: Europe

Experience the Charming Landscape of Switzerland’s Vaud Region

June 20, 2022 01:38 PM

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Switzerland Tourism

A view of sailboats in a bay surrounded by greenery in Kingstown, St. Vincent

Journeys: Caribbean + Atlantic

Island Hop Through the Caribbean’s Best-Kept Secret Islands

Step off the beaten path and discover the vibrant culture, lush forests, and pristine beaches in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Sponsored by washington.org

A foggy city at night from the top of a skyscraper. Headlights light busy avenues

Journeys: Africa + Middle East

A First-Timer’s Trip to South Africa

December 17, 2022 03:35 PM

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Ignacio Maza

<i>Braided Heritage</i>, the new book by culinary historian Jessica B. Harris.

Travel Tales

Wait, Coleslaw Is What? The Surprising Tales of Classic American Foods

This week on Travel Tales by Afar, Dr. Jessica B. Harris shares the strands that make up America’s culinary braid.

July 31, 2025 05:57 PM

Beaches, backwaters, and tea and spice plantations aside, there’s a lot of history to be enjoyed in Kerala. Stroll around <a href="https://www.afar.com/places/fort-kochi-kochi">Fort Kochi</a>, the historic core of the city, and travel back to the time of spice traders and merchants along the lanes of <a href="https://www.afar.com/places/jew-town-kochi">Jew Town</a>, past the Paradesi Synagogue. Visit the Santa Cruz Basilica and St. Francis Church, before heading to Mattancherry to enjoy the murals and temple art at Mattancherry Palace, a 1555 gift from the Portuguese to the Raja of Kochi. Kerala is home to some of the biggest temples in India and is a popular pilgrimage destination, with temples like the historic <a href="https://www.afar.com/places/sri-padmanabhaswamy-temple-thiruvananthapuram">Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple</a> in Thiruvananthapuram, the Guruvayur Temple in Guruvayur, and Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur.

Travel Tales

S6, E12: The Ambassador, the President, and Me: an Unlikely Reunion in India

This week on Travel Tales by Afar, author Charmaine Craig reveals how an unexpected reunion—and resulting trip to India—changed her future.

August 28, 2025 10:05 AM

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