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AFAR chose a destination at random and sent writer Catherine Lacey, with 24 hours’ notice, to the west coast of India, where a teeming city was the stuff of dreams.

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent writer Danielle Henderson on 24 hours’ notice to a casino capital with hidden charms.

That fancy cocktail in your favorite bar is changing everything in the villages of Mexico’s southern state.

On a sailboat cruise through Indonesia, a father and son forge a deeper bond.

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent writer Mickey Rapkin with 24 hours’ notice to a Central European city where tech trumps goulash.

One traveler hikes through the haunted beauty of the Balkans to see if a trail can heal the wounds of war.

Hint: It’s not Pad Thai.

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Born from improvisation, this ever-popular stew has survived a complicated history.

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent chef John Currence on 24 hours’ notice to a hot, sweet, sticky country where he followed a trail through the cuisine to the people who make it.

Two friends thought they’d be done with bicycle travel by now. But Italy’s best-kept secret can be very persuasive.

An arctic voyage is a sensory experience unlike any other. At the southernmost tip of the world, everything feels ephemeral—but that’s the magic of it.

With just 24 hours’ notice, AFAR sent the award-winning author to Andorra, a tiny country with seriously massive mountains. Here’s what happened when she arrived and was told by locals that it’d be dangerous for her to hike.

From the mountains of Iran and the backstreets of Yogyakarta to war-torn Addis Ababa and a hillside roost in Taiwan, this is the riveting story of a wanderer whose thirst for travel was never-ending.

A former Manhattanite returns to New York and rediscovers the city’s old charm through his child’s eyes.