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Packing Tips + Gear

11 Gifts for the Wine Lovers in Your Life

These are the best bottles, accessories, and trips to give wine lovers this year.

November 4, 2022 04:47 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Books

In Search of Proust in Paris

Ten years after studying literature in the City of Light, a devotee of Marcel Proust returns on a quest to enter the hotel he loved most.

September 17, 2019 02:46 PM

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Laura Itzkowitz

Hotels

Rafael Nadal, Richard Branson Bring New Hotels—and Attention—to Mallorca

The largest of Spain’s Balearic Islands has become a hotbed of celebrity hotels yet remains blissfully low key.

June 28, 2023 01:30 PM

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Mark Ellwood

Fall 2022

25 Days, 9 Countries, 1,959 Miles: Seeing Europe by Train

For one British writer left adrift by Brexit, a cross-continental train trip might be the best way to reconnect with her European neighbors.

October 13, 2022 06:59 PM

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Emma John

Solo Travel

The World’s Northernmost Pilgrimage Route Is in Norway—and Almost No One’s Heard of It

Unlike the cramped, crowded Camino and other famous trails, the St. Olav Ways is so unknown that it’s almost a secret.

January 18, 2019 07:33 PM

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Jacqueline Kehoe

Tips + News

Tourists Won’t Have to Pay to Drive San Francisco’s Lombard Street After All

Governor Gavin Newson vetoed a bill that would have allowed the city to establish a new toll and reservation system for the famously crooked landmark.

October 14, 2019 01:05 PM

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Associated Press (AP)

Natural Wonders

Why Japan’s Tohoku Region is an Underrated Place to See Cherry Blossoms

With delicious sushi, an Edo-era castle, and thousands and thousands of cherry trees, the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan makes for an off-the-beaten-path dream trip.

Sponsored by Japan National Tourism Organization

UNESCO World Heritage

Alice in (a Saudi) Wonderland

The first woman tour guide in AlUla, Mashail Makki, on finding magic and mystery in the desert.

March 11, 2021 05:25 PM

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Katherine LaGrave

Coffee advent calendar in front of a Christmas tree with someone making a cup of coffee in the foreground

Holiday Travel

15 Advent Calendars Travelers Will Love

Count down the days to Christmas with these Advent calendars filled with chocolate, coffee, and travel-size beauty products from around the world.

October 27, 2023 01:38 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Festivals + Events

7 Ways to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love in San Francisco

From a big-deal exhibit to hotel deals, here’s how you can get groovy in the Bay Area this summer.

May 18, 2017 06:50 PM

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Tamara Palmer

September / October 2021

The 2021 AFAR Travel Vanguard

These visionaries are a force for good in the travel industry.

April 13, 2021 09:08 AM

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Jennifer Flowers

Cities We Love

Europe Is Worth Visiting in the Dead of Winter. Hear Me Out.

January is my favorite time to visit a place like Copenhagen.

February 22, 2023 07:43 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Where to Travel Next

Exploring Ireland’s West Coast Via Whiskey Tours, Sheep Farms, and Sea Safaris

A passionate whiskey maker, a charismatic sheepdog trainer, and a Blacksod Bay captain are all part of the county’s heart and soul.

April 29, 2024 02:02 PM

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Susan Portnoy

Restaurants + Cafés

Meet the Chef Tending the Hearth at Napa Valley’s Hottest New Restaurant

As The Charter Oak in Napa Valley turns two, AFAR talks to Chef Katianna Hong about her culinary beginnings and how the restaurant is connecting to its community.

May 14, 2019 04:40 PM

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Sara Button

Outdoor Adventure

AutoCamp’s Airstream-Fueled Version of Glamping Is Now Open on Cape Cod

The luxury camping outfitter, which offers tents and pod suites in addition to Airstreams, opened its first East Coast location on April 1, 2021.

April 1, 2021 03:20 PM

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Maggie Fuller

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