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S3, E7: A Professional Decision Coach’s Secrets to Making Better Decisions in Travel—and Beyond

In this week’s episode of Unpacked by AFAR, Nell McShane Wulfhart—host of the podcast The Decision Coach—reveals how we can make better choices in all facets of our lives.

February 27, 2024 08:04 PM

The 17th-century Fountain of Four Dolphins in Aix-en-Provence

Travel Tales

S4, E7: How to Eat Your Way Along France’s Finest Food Trail

On this week’s episode of Travel Tales by AFAR, the food-obsessed host of the podcast eats, drinks, and shops along the 400-mile Vallée de la Gastronomie.

November 13, 2023 11:05 PM

Unpacked, the Podcast

S3, E14: Unpacking One of the World’s Most Diverse Cities

On this week’s episode of Unpacked, we explore one of the world’s most diverse cities—which didn’t really start out that way.

April 17, 2024 09:13 PM

Brick buildings with statues in Cremona, Italy.

Travel Tales

S5, E3: A Poet’s Pilgrimage to Italy’s Violin-Making Capital

On this week’s episode of Travel Tales by AFAR, a family travels to Cremona, Italy, to learn how violins are made—and take home much more than memories.

June 19, 2024 10:31 AM

Unpacked, the Podcast

S2, E1: Where to Go in 2023

In this week’s episode of Unpacked by AFAR, three editors share tips on how, when, and where to travel in 2023.

February 15, 2023 02:48 PM

A polar bear stands on its hind legs on snow.

Travel Tales

S5, E1: I’ve Made Polar Bears My Life’s Work. Here’s Why Everyone Should Travel to See Them.

On this week’s episode of Travel Tales by AFAR, a polar bear biologist shares her first encounter with the world’s largest land predator.

June 4, 2024 06:45 AM

Unpacked, the Podcast

S2, E31: Do Travel Better Pledges Really Work?

In this episode of Unpacked, an AFAR editor asks: Do “better travel” pledges actually help us tread more lightly on our destinations?

September 5, 2023 01:04 PM

Filmmaker Daniel Troia pictured cycling down a two-lane highway on a clear, sunny day.

Travel Tales

S5, E4: Why This Man Biked Across the United States—Without Any Food or Money

In 2018, filmmaker Daniel Troia set out to see if the country is really as divided as it seems—by cycling across the country with no food or money. This week on Travel Tales by AFAR, he shares what he learned.

June 25, 2024 10:27 AM

Unpacked, the Podcast

S2, E16: The Making of a Patagonian National Park

In this week’s episode of Unpacked by AFAR, we talk with conservationist Kris Tompkins.

May 23, 2023 10:03 PM

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Travel Tales

The Woman Who Turned Dancing into a Passport to the World

This week on Travel Tales by Afar, dancer Mickela Mallozzi—host of the PBS show, Bare Feet—shares her approach to exploring the world, one dance at a time.

July 10, 2025 07:11 PM

Travel Tales

Bonus: Antoni Porowski Ate Around the World with Your Favorite Celebrities—These Are the Meals That Still Haunt Him

This week on Travel Tales by Afar, Antoni Porowski shares transformative travel (and food) moments from his new show, No Taste Like Home.

February 18, 2025 05:51 PM

Unpacked, the Podcast

Where to Go in 2026: Three Hours From Nashville, the South’s Next Great Food Capital Is Waiting

On this episode of Where to Go, Aislyn Greene talks about Birmingham with native Jenny Adams, uncovering the restaurants, parks, and history that make this three‑hour escape from Nashville a must‑visit.

January 12, 2026 11:03 AM

A small canoe with a bamboo shelter on a green river surrounded by green palm trees in Kerala, India

Unpacked, the Podcast

S2, E7: Tourism Was Destorying Kerala. So Kerala Fought Back.

In this week’s episode of Unpacked by AFAR, we journey to Kerala, India, to explore what tourism looks like when it truly benefits a local community—and travelers.

March 22, 2023 11:29 AM

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

Unpacked, the Podcast

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

Travel Tales

S4, E9: Life Lessons From a Dutch Art Movement

On this week’s episode of Travel Tales by AFAR, AFAR contributing writer Chris Colin travels to the Netherlands in search of the art movement that sought to heal the world through geometry.

November 28, 2023 01:14 PM

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