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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
Hotels

Hot Springs Lodgings: Zagyosoh Ryokan in Japan’s Izu National Park

There are thousands of traditional Japanese inns with hot springs across Japan. This hot spring lodge is part of a decade-old Japanese pastime.

February 15, 2012 07:05 PM
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Lisa Katayama
In the Magazine

Spin the Globe: Sloane Crosley in Ecuador

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent Sloane Crosley on a spontaneous journey to Ecuador.

November 29, 2011 11:33 AM
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Sloane Crosley
Cities We Love

The Best Way to Experience a Lesser-Known Side of Los Angeles

Beyond the beach, the billboards, and the freeways, there’s a city of neighborhoods waiting to be explored.

February 24, 2012 12:55 PM
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Aimee Bender
Food + Drink

Drinking Traditional Mead in Medieval Suzdal, Russia

While in Sudzal, try this traditional beverage.

February 6, 2012 03:48 PM
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Bill Fink
In the Magazine

Berlin: Off the Wall

Berlin: Off the Wall

June 4, 2012 12:40 PM
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Sally McGrane
Art + Culture

How We Roll

A skateboarder explores the world, on four wheels.

May 21, 2013 08:47 PM
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Matt Gross
Food + Drink

Across the Middle East, This One Taste Is Universal

From Tel Aviv to Beirut to Gaza, one thing is shared: a common—and undying—love for hummus.

September 24, 2012 03:39 PM
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Gregory Dicum
Travel Tales

A Lone Star Story

In a square mile of West Texas, Chris Colin finds family and traces his roots back to a wilder America.

February 7, 2013 04:35 PM
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Chris Colin
Beer, Wine, + Spirits

Robert Mailer Anderson’s Boonville Picks

Writer, Robert Mailer Anderson, shares his favorite places in the California small town Boonville.

January 19, 2012 07:41 PM
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Annie Gowan Stone

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