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Travel for Good

The Most Heart-Warming Help We’ve Ever Received from a Stranger Abroad

AFAR staffers share their accounts of varying acts of kindness and humanity they’ve experienced from strangers around the world.

November 15, 2016 03:19 PM
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Sarah Buder
Alberta

Overview

June 27, 2022 05:28 PM
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Jeff Bartlett
Cities We Love

Tokyo’s Long Lines Lead to Magic (and Life-Changing Ramen)

On an impromptu trip to Tokyo, without a single reservation in hand, food writer Helen Rosner explores the Japanese art of standing in line.

July 30, 2018 07:02 PM
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Helen Rosner
Beer, Wine, + Spirits

This Little Region Is the Easiest Wine Country Weekend Getaway

A mere hour from San Francisco, Carneros straddles Napa and Sonoma and is home to some of wine country’s best tasting rooms, restaurants, and stays.

November 15, 2017 01:00 PM
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Bryce Wiatrak
Travel Tales

A Literary Trip to Lisbon Is the Best Way to Uncover Portugal’s Hidden Beauty

In Portugal, novelist Charmaine Craig searches for the ghost of her hero, goes on a high-speed chase for delicious pork, and ponders the mystery of a writer’s trunk.

September 24, 2018 12:42 PM
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Charmaine Craig
Museums + Galleries

Get the Inside Scoop on Cape Town’s New Zeitz MOCAA

Curator Mark Coetzee discusses Africa’s largest and newest contemporary art museum.

September 15, 2017 03:29 PM
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Mary Holland
Road Trips

A Mother-Daughter Road Trip up the California Coast

Here’s how one writer took her mom on a multi-day, 963-mile trip before Christmas.

November 4, 2016 09:11 AM
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Jenny Miller
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
Cancún and the Riviera Maya

Overview

September 18, 2023 06:32 PM
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Michelle da Silva Richmond
History + Culture

The Best Way to See South Africa? With Nelson Mandela

Visit South Africa to learn about Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy

November 30, 2015 07:27 PM
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Christine Amorose
Other

Celebrating Oktoberfest During the Refugee Crisis

Celebrating Oktoberfest During the Refugee Crisis

September 22, 2015 06:54 PM
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Mary von Aue
Festivals + Events

See the Turtles of Hawaii Celebrate Their Own Independence Day

Forget fireworks; this is the most awe-inspiring Independence Day celebration out there.

June 24, 2016 02:13 PM
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Sarah Purkrabek
Where to Travel Next

Where to Go in 2015: North Korea

Why this country should be your next travel destination.

November 21, 2014 01:04 PM
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Aislyn Greene
Cape Town

Overview

May 23, 2018 04:09 PM
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Marie Frei
Travel for Good

How to Help Haiti? Changing the Narrative of Aid Relief

After Hurricane Matthew’s devastating destruction, Haiti needs help. Here’s the best way to do so.

October 27, 2016 05:09 PM
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Kathleen Rellihan

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