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What Life Looks Like in Countries Coming Out of Lockdown

As some regions open up from COVID-19 restrictions, we ask citizens what the post-quarantine world looks like.

May 27, 2020 02:46 PM

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Terry Ward

Air Travel News

TSA Is Testing Expanded Screenings for Tablets, Other Devices

Allow more time to get through security at these airports.

May 26, 2017 02:05 PM

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Matt Villano

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

Natural Wonders

On Thin Ice: Finding New Life on a Frozen Lake in Siberia

When photographer Marisa Marulli dropped everything and flew to Siberia to drive across the frozen Lake Baikal, she took her life into her hands in more ways than one.

April 6, 2018 04:47 PM

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Marisa Marulli

History + Culture

On the Modern Silk Road, Discover the Colors and Characters of Uzbekistan

Writer Anya von Bremzen reveals why now is the time to experience the Central Asian country’s ancient flavors and traditions.

October 10, 2019 05:11 PM

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Anya von Bremzen

Festivals + Events

How I Became Obsessed with Slovenia’s Fuzzy Springtime Demons

A trip to one of Europe’s most unusual celebrations helps a traveler beat the winter blues.

February 1, 2018 12:30 PM

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Sara Button

Travel Tales

Rewilding Australia

From its deserts to its reefs, Australia’s unique ecosystems have long been under pressure from human activity. Now some humans are helping nature push back.

April 8, 2020 02:18 PM

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Emma John

History + Culture

What I Learned Hawking Sweet Potatoes with a Street Vendor in Taiwan

When one traveler volunteered to spend the day helping one of Taipei’s Sweet Potato Mamas with her food cart, she learned that the best views of the city are found at street level.

September 19, 2017 06:15 PM

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Anna Mindess

Restaurants + Cafés

Alton Brown on the Trip That Changed His Life

AFAR sent food expert and television personality Alton Brown to a destination he’d never visited with just 24 hours’ notice—here’s what transpired.

June 2, 2017 07:18 PM

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Sarah Buder

Islands

Island Beauty: Chanelle de Lau of Curaçao

June 1, 2017 10:00 AM

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Curaçao Tourist Board

Travel for Good

Will Travel Save—or Destroy—the Maldives?

Lisa Abend dives into a beautiful, confusing paradise that may be gone by the end of the century.

January 30, 2020 12:06 PM

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Lisa Abend

Food + Drink

Oh, the Things You Learn About Cuba While Writing a Cookbook

Two cookbook creators share their insider tips on traveling and eating well in the newly open country

July 28, 2016 09:09 PM

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Aislyn Greene

Art + Culture

This Instagrammer Got a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of India’s Textile Industry

Esther Huynh spent three weeks photographing tradition, culture, and color in India— and she got paid to do it(!).

January 13, 2017 11:44 AM

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Sarah Buder

Beer, Wine, + Spirits

Some of the World’s Rarest Wines Come From This Region in Europe

In the mountains where France, Italy, and Switzerland meet, viticulture geeks are fighting to preserve endangered grapes for future generations.

October 25, 2016 07:18 PM

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Jason Wilson

Restaurants + Cafés

Four New Sweet Stops in Paris

From limited-edition desserts to a brand-new caramel boutique, here’s where to get your sugar fix in the City of Light.

February 16, 2017 02:39 PM

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Lindsey Tramuta

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