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Travel for Good

How Your Travel Dollars Can Help Nepal This Year

The best thing you can do for Nepal in 2016? Travel there.

December 2, 2015 03:27 PM
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Jennifer Flowers
Food + Drink

Feast by the Sea

Feast by the Sea

Sponsored by The Bahamas
History + Culture

What Happiness Looks Like Around the World

Joy is different in every culture around the globe. Here’s how your passport can be a tool for tapping into that contentment.

July 31, 2019 01:50 PM
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Billie Cohen
History + Culture

Iconic Monuments You Didn’t Know Were Eco-Friendly

From the Eiffel Tower to the Taj Mahal

April 5, 2017 11:56 AM
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Kristan Schiller
Solo Travel

A New Mother Finds Comfort on a Solo Trip to Morocco

AFAR sent writer Freda Moon on her first solo trip since the birth of her daughter. But it wasn’t until the day before she left that she learned she would be going to Morocco.

February 3, 2017 04:28 PM
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Freda Moon
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
Health + Wellness

How to Pick a Yoga Retreat

How to Pick a Yoga Retreat

May 13, 2015 05:16 PM
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Sarah Purkrabek
Art + Architecture

Life Artists: How Leather Craftsman Dana Glaeser Found His Purpose

The creator of Slightly Alabama reflects on the process that led him to embrace working with his hands and why travel is essential for creativity.

August 11, 2017 05:11 PM
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Illy, the iconic coffee company
Travel for Good

How Voluntourism Got Its Groove Back

This company is changing the face of voluntourism for the better.

November 21, 2016 07:34 PM
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Maggie Fuller
Cities We Love

Tokyo’s Iconic Tsukiji Market Is Reborn on Toyosu Island

This fishmonger’s fantasyland is finding new form on Tokyo’s Toyosu island—but not everybody is happy with the changes.

October 10, 2018 12:06 PM
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Yukari Sakamoto
History + Culture

Tips for Translating the Japanese Art of Hospitality Into Your Daily Life

What’s the secret to a genuinely friendly welcome? In Japan, a dedication to group harmony and an appreciation for the transience of the moment.

April 4, 2018 07:25 PM
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Lara Dalinsky
Hotels

Airbnb Enters the Hotel Business (Sort Of)

This Japanese town could be your next Airbnb host.

February 15, 2017 08:28 PM
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Jennifer Flowers
Where to Go in Fall

6 Pumpkin Festivals to Hit This Fall

Pumpkin spice lattes are for chumps. What about a pumpkin-eating dragon?

October 2, 2018 06:07 PM
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Rachel Wilkinson
Hiking + Cycling

The Sense We All Should Use More Often When Traveling

One hiker discovers the importance of the most animal of senses: smell.

October 12, 2016 12:34 PM
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Alison Konecki
Hotels

How a New American Capsule Hotel Compares to Japan’s Famous Sleeping Pods

Capsule hotels—enclosed spaces with only a bed—are ubiquitous in Japan but still rare elsewhere. A new micro-hotel at Dulles Airport aims to change that.

April 25, 2019 02:47 PM
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Mike Arnot

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