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'Places To Love' host Samantha Brown sits on the end of a green canoe on a river flowing through the rainforests of northern Costa Rica

We interviewed “Places to Love” host Samantha Brown to get the inside scoop on “dead weeks,” her favorite lesser-known travel destinations, and the items she never leaves home without.

January 7, 2025 03:16 PM

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Michelle Baran

Videos

6 Delicious Portuguese Foods Worth Traveling For [VIDEO]

Don’t miss these food in Portugal.

January 16, 2024 06:46 PM

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Claudia Cardia

Astrotourism

Rare “Unicorn” Meteor Outburst Could Light up the Sky Tonight

If we’re lucky, scientists say that the Alpha Monocerotids could produce up to 1,000 meteors per hour, causing a meteor “storm.”

November 21, 2019 03:24 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Founder’s Note

A Traveler’s Approach to America

AFAR’s co-founder reflects on the importance of travel–both internationally and right here in the United States.

January 22, 2019 07:58 PM

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Greg Sullivan

Family Travel

Legoland California Builds New Attractions to Mark 20 Years and Everything Is Awesome

A Duplo playground, an express train, and several movie tie-ins will have your toddlers in heaven.

May 22, 2019 04:23 PM

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Tim Chester

Beer, Wine, + Spirits

9 Wine Cocktails Around Europe Worth Traveling For

These creative concoctions prove that there’s more than one way to enjoy a glass of wine.

January 29, 2021 05:03 PM

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Ashley Goldsmith

Weekend Getaways

Your Perfect Weekend Getaway in Sonoma Wine Country

From breweries and tasting rooms to hotels and rooftop restaurants, the small Sonoma County town of Healdsburg is experiencing a spate of new and exciting openings.

May 10, 2024 01:48 PM

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Jessie Beck

Here’s Why It Seems Like Everyone Is Going to Portugal Right Now

Sponsored by Visit Santa Barbara

River Cruises

European River Cruises Are Setting Sail This Summer

With Europe set to reopen to Americans, rolling along the Danube, Seine, or Douro River just became a very real possibility for summer 2021.

May 26, 2021 03:29 PM

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Michelle Baran

Art + Culture

Barcelona Opera Reopens With Performance for Nearly 3,000 Plants

After emerging from coronavirus lockdown, Spain’s Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house hosted its first concert since mid-March—for an audience full of plants.

June 23, 2020 12:07 PM

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Sarah Buder

Where to Go in Spring

This Historic Arizona Hotel Is the Perfect Place to Celebrate Spring

Get into the spirit of the season at the Arizona Biltmore with blooming wildflowers, Spring Training, an outdoor spa, and more.

Sponsored by Arizona Biltmore

A pool at Baha Mar resort surrounded by cabanas and palm trees.

Loyalty + Rewards

I Paid for a $21,000 Trip Using Mostly Points and Miles. Here’s How You Can, Too.

AFAR’s points and miles expert took 10 family members to the Bahamas for his mom’s 75th birthday and only paid $3,000. Here’s how he covered the other $18,000.

February 27, 2024 02:24 PM

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Paul Rubio

J.R. Harris hiking in Torres del Paine National Park, Chilean Patagonia, in 1995; man in a red bucket hat with a large camping backpack on his back overlooking a snow-capped mountain range and valley.

Longreads

The Greatest Traveler You’ve Never Heard Of

J.R. Harris is one of the most prolific solo hikers the world has ever seen. But he’d never tell you that himself.

April 19, 2022 08:31 AM

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Katherine LaGrave

Hotels

9 Favorite Luxury Hotels That Actually Opened in 2020

Yes, some new hotels did open in 2020. Be inspired by these beautiful new properties in Botswana, Switzerland, California, Japan, and more.

November 30, 2020 02:22 PM

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Annie Fitzsimmons

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