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Restaurants + Cafés

How to Eat Street Food Without Getting Sick

Eating a snack from a sidewalk vendor while traveling can be done safely, especially if you use these tips.

September 13, 2016 08:05 PM

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Ashley Goldsmith

Winter Sports

Coolest Travel Jobs: What It’s Like to Hand-Design Ski Maps

With mapping technology advancing, the art of hand-drawn maps is disappearing. Meet one of the people keeping the precise tradition alive.

December 13, 2017 01:25 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

Why You Should Go to Los Angeles This Winter

Cities We Love

The Perfect Itinerary for a Quick Trip to Los Angeles

Coffee with a shot of butter, all-day breakfast in Hollywood, and the new Expo Line? Bring it on, L.A.

August 11, 2016 02:06 PM

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Nicole Antonio

Restaurants + Cafés

Seven Valentine’s Day Menus Worth The Splurge in NYC This Year

We usually steer clear of restaurants on Hallmark’s favorite holiday, but these menus might change our minds.

February 11, 2016 03:04 PM

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Katherine Martinelli

Bali

Overview

June 27, 2022 05:40 PM

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Hannah Wijana

Restaurants + Cafés

The Surprising Story of Moscow’s Food Revolution

Start with a bubbling locavore scene, add a dash of Soviet nostalgia, and you’ve got the recipe for a delicious Moscow homecoming.

April 13, 2017 12:32 PM

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Anya von Bremzen

Travel Tips + Etiquette

7 Things You Should Know Before Your Trip to Iran

Whether you’re visiting Tehran or paying homage to the great poets in Shiraz, here are the things to keep in mind.

May 13, 2016 01:47 PM

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Kyana Moghadam

Epic Trips

The True Tale of an Ayahuasca Quest

Writer Wells Tower traveled to the Peruvian jungle to experience an ancient ritual. What happened next pushed him to his limits.

June 1, 2017 07:21 PM

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Wells Tower

AFAR Company Updates

AFAR Conversations: A Discussion and Dinner in L.A.

At the event, we explored questions like how we define luxury in 2016 and which values increasingly unite travelers worldwide

June 8, 2016 06:00 PM

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Kate Appleton

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

Air Travel News

Everything You Should Know About Flying In and Out of Brussels Airport

With the airport observing its first day of large-scale operation since the March 22nd terrorist attacks, here’s what you should know

April 19, 2016 08:11 PM

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Alina Polishuk

Cities We Love

Move Over, Nashville

Chattanooga used to be called “the “Dirtiest city in America,” but now the tech-forward town has earned a reputation as one of Tennessee’s coolest destinations.

September 16, 2015 03:23 PM

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Julia Bainbridge

Beaches

Spin the Globe: A Different Sort of Rio

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent author Paul Greenberg on 24 hours’ notice to a country where he swapped a beach vacation for a chance to catch his dinner.

August 4, 2015 01:27 PM

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Paul Greenberg

Art + Culture

HBO Writer Lolis Eric Elie on Why He Keeps Coming Back to Treme

A documentarian, food historian, and television writer shows us a New Orleans neighborhood beyond the typical tourist stops.

August 10, 2015 06:27 PM

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Jill K. Robinson

Travel Tales

7 Stories That Prove Spontaneous Travel Is Truly Amazing

September 9, 2015 06:54 PM

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Sarah Purkrabek

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