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Travel Tips + Etiquette

Answers to Every Question You Might Have About Traveling to Cuba

What you need to know to book and plan your trip to Cuba.

July 29, 2016 07:26 PM
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Staff
History + Culture

Stranger than Santa: 10 of Europe’s Most Unusual Christmas Characters

If you think a flying sleigh is weird, get a load of these Christmas myths.

November 23, 2015 08:09 PM
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Chris Ciolli
Restaurants + Cafés

How Does a Traveler Find the Real Mumbai?

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.

February 17, 2016 12:27 PM
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Catherine Lacey
History + Culture

What Does the Rise of Mezcal Mean for Oaxaca?

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

April 1, 2016 02:46 PM
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Chris Colin
Art + Culture

Bogotá Begins Again

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent chef Daniel Patterson with 24 hours’ notice to a mountaintop Colombian metropolis that’s breaking free of its past.

March 18, 2015 09:00 AM
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Daniel Patterson
History + Culture

How to Feel at Home in Denmark’s Capital of Cool

Copenhagen sets the standard for livable cities. And it all starts on two wheels.

January 26, 2015 10:00 AM
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Lisa Abend
Safari

Beauty Safari: Behind the Lens with Photographer Jessica Antola

Beauty Safari: Behind the Lens with Photographer Jessica Antola

September 5, 2013 02:22 PM
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Serena Renner
Restaurants + Cafés

Chile vs. Peru: On the Hunt for the One True Pisco

Both South American countries claim the spirit as their own—but who’s right?

February 3, 2014 07:19 PM
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Tom Downey
History + Culture

How a Small Town in the Bavarian Alps Made Its Mark on History

An aspiring musician takes her violin to its birthplace and confronts a musical legacy.

June 16, 2014 07:59 PM
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Emma John
Food + Drink

Wandering Chef: Tony Maws in Jamaica

Wandering Chef: Tony Maws in Jamaica

June 26, 2012 12:59 PM
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Jen Murphy
Health + Wellness

Embracing the Cycle of Life in India’s Holiest City

When a traveler faces grief in Varanasi, his perspective on life and death goes up in smoke.

May 9, 2014 08:19 PM
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David Farley
Health + Wellness

Northern Exposure: Dipping into Finland’s Sauna Fascination

A blind man travels to Helsinki to find out if there’s more to Finland’s sauna culture than meets the eye.

December 11, 2013 12:53 PM
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Ryan Knighton
Food + Drink

Food Experiences Worth the Trip from Five Well-Traveled Chefs

Food Experiences Worth the Trip from Five Well-Traveled Chefs

September 18, 2012 02:41 PM
Hotels

Opera Hotels: CastaDiva Resort, Lake Como, Italy

From a lakeside view, Afar writer reviews the first five-star hotel to open on Lake Como in a century.

January 20, 2012 04:39 PM
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Laurie Kahle
Style + Design

In Naples’ Hidden Ateliers, Tailor Made Style Survives

A writer seeks out the disappearing workshops that have been the source of elegance in Naples for generations.

August 10, 2012 07:15 PM
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Tom Downey

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