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Road Trips

What It’s Actually Like to Live the #VanLife

This couple created their own little house on the highway. Here’s what they learned from the experience.

June 14, 2012 04:53 PM
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Jen Murphy
Islands

The Perfect Summer Getaway on the Italian Island of Sardinia

Sardinia makes for an idyllic summer getaway.

April 2, 2012 08:40 PM
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Ondine Cohane
Art + Culture

Johannesburg Is a Global City on the Rise

A glimpse at the future of this important South African metropolis, according to the creatives who are shaping it.

December 7, 2012 08:29 PM
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Tom Downey
Food + Drink

Where to Find Italy’s Best Bolognese

A search for this sauce will bring you to Bologna, where one thing is certain: When it comes to ragù, mama knows best.

February 1, 2013 02:26 PM
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David Farley
Safari

Into the Great Wide Open, on Safari in Botswana

In remote Africa, travelers find profound stillness, untamed nature, and a portal to the past. Don’t forget the gin and tonics.

October 24, 2013 07:06 PM
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Tom Downey
Travel Tales

Behind the Masks of Photographers Iris Brooks and Jon Davis

Behind the Masks of Photographers Iris Brooks and Jon Davis

November 27, 2012 06:46 PM
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Ariel Ramchandani
Art + Culture

Spin the Globe: David Farley in La Paz, Bolivia

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent David Farley on a spontaneous journey to Bolivia.

November 15, 2011 03:02 PM
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David Farley
Cities We Love

A Local’s Roman Holiday

We asked one Roman local how to experience the best of his city.

October 30, 2012 03:00 PM
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Pepi Marchetti Franchi
In the Magazine

A Creative Way to Find Calm in Kolkata’s Chaos

In India’s most contradictory city, artists and intellectuals improvise their way through the commotion.

September 6, 2013 04:42 PM
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Eric Weiner
History + Culture

Burma Blossoms

A once-impenetrable country reveals itself to writer Matt Gross one meal at a time.

September 20, 2012 02:41 PM
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Matt Gross
History + Culture

Nollywood’s New Wave

Nigeria’s film industry grows up.

June 19, 2012 05:59 PM
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Frank Bures
Longreads

Old Friends and the Sea

A beach villa in the Bahamas gives two couples a taste of island life.

October 24, 2013 07:11 PM
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William Sertl
Food + Drink

How Bunny Chow Became South Africa’s National Street Food

The dish is ubiquitous throughout the country, though nobody quite knows where it got its unusual name.

November 7, 2011 03:42 PM
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Julia Cosgrove
Travel Tales

A Journey to Antarctica Will Take You Beyond Belief

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.

June 28, 2014 03:34 PM
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Chris Jones
History + Culture

How Immigrants Shaped Melbourne’s Modern Food Scene

Writer Tom Downey tracks the sources of surprising culinary innovations in Australia’s second city.

April 4, 2014 03:03 PM
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Tom Downey

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