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Meet the Natural Wine Rebels Transforming France’s Loire Valley

It may seem like nothing changes in the Loire Valley, where the grand châteaux and rolling vineyards have existed for centuries. But beneath that tranquility, a wine revolution is growing.

December 09, 2019 12:24 PM

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Emma John

Where to Travel Next

Why Tel Aviv Is So Exciting Right Now

With a crop of new hotels, a food scene that spans street carts to minimalist dining rooms, lively arts, and endless Mediterranean beaches, Israel’s second city beckons.

August 23, 2019 02:11 PM

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Sara Lieberman

Hotels

Booze It up at East Nashville’s Hippest New Hotel

The alcohol-themed Vandyke Bed and Beverage proves a perfectly buzzed base for exploring Nashville’s coolest neighborhood.

August 19, 2019 04:13 PM

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Chadner Navarro

In the Magazine

Are We Loving Venice to Death?

The city is overrun with tourists. But what if travelers were part of the solution, not the problem?

April 02, 2019 05:32 PM

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Anya von Bremzen

History + Culture

What It’s Like to Break the Fast for Ramadan in Countries Around the World

For cookbook author Anissa Helou, traveling during the month of Ramadan offers a surprising entrée into Muslim culture–and hour upon hour of joyful feasting.

March 29, 2019 05:23 PM

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Anissa Helou

Restaurants + Cafés

Refugee Chefs Are Revolutionizing the U.S. Food Scene

Restaurants and pop-up dinners led by immigrants and asylees cook up cutting-edge cuisine with a side of cross-cultural connection.

December 06, 2018 03:42 PM

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Sarah Buder

Travel Tips + Etiquette

Mastering the Art of Eating With Your Hands

Arriving in a country and finding that forks and chopsticks just aren’t done can leave many travelers fumbling. This handy guide will have you dining dexterously in no time.

May 24, 2018 07:31 PM

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Anna Mindess

History + Culture

6 of Europe’s Strangest End-of-Winter Traditions

Forget Groundhog Day—from drowning the goddess of winter to downing a glass of wine with a live fish, Europe’s end-of-winter rituals are much more interesting.

January 31, 2018 01:25 PM

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Alex Schechter

Restaurants + Cafés

Seven Lesser-Known World Cuisines You Have to Try in San Francisco

There’s a whole world of food to eat in San Francisco.

July 06, 2016 12:52 PM

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Tamara Palmer

Bars + Nightlife

6 Things You Don’t Know About the New Orleans Food and Drink Scene

There’s way more to the Big Easy than oysters and Sazeracs

January 19, 2016 06:25 PM

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Jenny Miller

5 New Vegas Places for Baller Dining and Drinking

Cities We Love

5 New Vegas Places for Over-the-Top Dining and Drinking

The dining scene in Las Vegas just keeps getting better and better.

November 30, 2015 05:23 PM

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Jenny Miller

History + Culture

Stranger than Santa: 10 of Europe’s Most Unusual Christmas Characters

If you think a flying sleigh is weird, get a load of these Christmas myths.

November 23, 2015 08:09 PM

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Chris Ciolli

History + Culture

Cuba’s More Religious Than You Think

The country is thought of as agnostic; these places of worship suggest otherwise.

November 17, 2015 07:55 PM

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Julie Schwietert Collazo

Food + Drink

Malaysia Meal by Meal

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent chef John Currence on 24 hours’ notice to a hot, sweet, sticky country where he followed a trail through the cuisine to the people who make it.

September 21, 2015 08:05 PM

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John Currence

Food + Drink

Across the Middle East, This One Taste Is Universal

From Tel Aviv to Beirut to Gaza, one thing is shared: a common—and undying—love for hummus.

September 24, 2012 03:39 PM

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Gregory Dicum

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