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Our Most Memorable 2015 Travel Experiences II: Seeking Stillness

Swimming pigs, private islands, and real-life fantasy moments: AFAR staff share their most memorable travel experiences of the year. Part II.

December 14, 2015 06:03 PM

Health + Wellness

What It’s Like to Go on a Spa Safari

At Nihiwatu, a little work to get to the spa is worth the huge payoff.

February 14, 2017 11:48 AM

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Kathryn Romeyn

Festivals + Events

Why You Should Be Excited About San Miguel de Allende’s Food Festival

This is where to get in on the culinary revolution happening in Mexico.

July 6, 2016 12:56 PM

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Maggie Fuller

Tips + News

What Life Looks Like in Locked-Down Countries

Across the globe, countries are closing borders and asking citizens to stay home in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s what people are doing to cope.

April 24, 2020 02:00 PM

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Terry Ward

Restaurants + Cafés

Eating in the South’s Next Great Food Destination

While the world swoons over New Orleans and Charleston, the port cities of Virginia’s Tidewater region have created a one-of-a-kind cooking that’s ready for its close-up.

July 10, 2017 07:23 PM

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John T. Edge

Free Wi-Fi, Ireland’s Newest Trail, Rosewood Mayakoba Upgrade: The View from AFAR

Plus: trouble in the Maldives and a different kind of footie in London

October 23, 2015 12:00 PM

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Matt Villano

Air Travel News

5 Simple Tricks for Upgrading Your In-Flight Meals

You’ll never look at your travel-sized liquids containers the same way again.

November 15, 2016 12:11 PM

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Ashley Goldsmith

Family Travel

What It’s Actually Like to Road Trip Across Australia—With A Baby

With their seven-month-old daughter and dog in tow, an intrepid couple heads across the vast expanse of Oz

January 11, 2016 04:53 PM

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Christina Pickard

Food + Drink

Wandering Chef: Stephanie Izard’s Belize

October 7, 2014 06:47 PM

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Jen Murphy

History + Culture

5 Ways to Embrace Weird, Weird Iquitos, Peru

The gateway town to Amazon adventures in Northern Peru is a festival of weirdness. It’s best to just embrace it.

June 7, 2016 03:19 PM

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Karen Catchpole

Israel

Overview

May 17, 2018 02:07 PM

Travel Tips + Etiquette

4 Things You Didn’t Know About the Galápagos Islands

A former resident shares what you need to know before you take the trip.

January 8, 2015 03:45 PM

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Samantha Juda

Restaurants + Cafés

Where to Eat Sushi in Japan, According to a Seafood Expert

You’re not traveling to a far corner of Japan just for unforgettable snow. Hokkaido is also ground zero for some of the world’s most coveted seafood.

December 2, 2015 07:49 PM

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Rosecrans Baldwin

Destination Spotlight

Is Tijuana Mexico’s New Capital of Cool?

Mexico’s most notorious tourist destination is reinventing itself—and it’s seriously cool.

February 21, 2017 01:45 PM

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Jackie Bryant

Art + Culture

7 Reasons to Drop Everything and Visit Colombia Right Now

This megadiverse country has some of the most enthralling landscapes on the planet as well as some of the most welcoming people

December 16, 2015 03:15 PM

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Simon Willis

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