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Epic Trips

How to Find the Perfect Hotel for All Seasons

To discover unique hotels with personality—at any time of year—here’s where to look.

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UNESCO World Heritage

Study Shows Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage Sites Are at Risk of Major Flooding by 2100

Nearly 50 World Heritage sites are at risk of coastal flooding or erosion from sea-level rise by 2100.

December 6, 2018 06:04 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Epic Trips

The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Is a Real-Life Time Machine

An elegant journey on Europe’s most iconic train takes a traveler into the past. But not the one she imagined.

October 7, 2019 04:20 PM

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Sara Button

COVID + Travel

People Did Travel in 2020—Here’s How

The founder of experience booking platform Peek.com looks at the trends of pandemic travel.

December 23, 2020 06:55 PM

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Laura Dannen Redman

Style + Design

Food Trucks, Wineries, and Hotels: Stunning Shipping Container Projects Around the World

A 340-page architecture book chronicles more than a decade of shipping container developments around the world.

April 1, 2020 05:49 PM

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Sarah Buder

Restaurants + Cafés

This Is One of the World’s Best Chinatowns for Food Lovers

Go beyond the well-established restaurants for a taste of this Bangkok sub-culture

April 14, 2016 01:19 PM

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Natalie Brewster

Where to Travel Next

Witness Rocket Launches and Protected Wildlife on Florida’s East Coast

The skies above Florida’s Space Coast are busy, but there’s a lot happening on Earth here, too.

January 28, 2022 04:16 PM

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Terry Ward

Trains

This Luxury Train Is Getting Even More Luxurious

Starting in 2020, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express will have three new suites.

July 1, 2019 05:44 PM

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Katherine LaGrave

Other

The Mountain Kingdom: 10 Amazing Sights in Kathmandu and Bhutan

AFAR Ambassador Ryan Cordwell reflects on an unforgettable trip with the USTOA

December 6, 2018 03:07 PM

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Ryan Neal Cordwell

Packing Tips + Gear

Save Oceans as You Shop These Sustainable Products Made From Recycled Waste

These innovative items aren’t just trendy—they’re eco-friendly too.

June 26, 2020 03:40 PM

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Sarah Buder

Art + Culture

Everything You Need to Know About Buffalo’s Hippest ’Hood

It may be tiny, but Allentown is packed with delicious food, historical architecture, and live music venues worth exploring.

June 28, 2019 10:52 AM

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Sean Flynn

Art + Culture

In America, Searching for the Spirit of My Māori Ancestors

When Rēnata West moved from New Zealand to the U.S. in 2016, he discovered something unexpected: the path of his great grandmother, who had traveled the same route more than 100 years ago.

October 1, 2021 09:04 AM

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Rēnata West

Books

Behind the Scenes of the Best-Selling Novel “Of Women and Salt”

Author Gabriela Garcia on Cuban history, writing matriarchal fiction, and what it was like growing up in Miami as the daughter of Cuban and Mexican immigrants.

August 25, 2021 06:09 PM

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Aislyn Greene

UNESCO World Heritage

In a First, Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings Become UNESCO World Heritage Sites

These 8 iconic works from the 20th-century American architect are the first examples of modern architecture in the United States to be added to the global list of landmarks.

July 8, 2019 08:53 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Health + Wellness

These 14 Places Around the World Have Unique Ways to Find Happiness

How different is the aloha spirit from joie de vivre? This global primer will help you find joy in any language.

July 10, 2025 02:44 PM

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Tim Chester

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