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Before you set off to Angkor Wat, use this guide to plan your trip.

AFAR sent writer Leslie Jamison to the Indian Ocean island nation with just 24 hours’ notice. Arriving with no preparation and no plan, she caught a ride to the war-torn north to find out what kind of traveler she truly is.

Threads of beauty, history, and memory make a Turkish carpet much more than a souvenir.

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AFAR chose a destination at random and sent the poet Beth Ann Fennelly with 24-hours’ notice to a Central American paradise.

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The destinations to visit in Cartagena, Colombia inspired by the memoir of Colombian magic realist author Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

From the mountains of Iran and the backstreets of Yogyakarta to war-torn Addis Ababa and a hillside roost in Taiwan, this is the riveting story of a wanderer whose thirst for travel was never-ending.

Founder’s Note: Business Travel Goes Experiential

Plus: bag fees begone (there’s a catch) and Coppola joins forces with Backroads

There’s so much history—and even more flavor—packed inside every spoonful of this traditional soup.

14 Times Travel Went Really, Really Wrong for AFAR Staffers

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Just outside Paris, a secret world has offered city dwellers an escape for centuries. In the charming towns along the Marne River, generations of revelers come together to eat, drink, dance, and enjoy the season.