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On this episode of Unpacked: Live, host Aislyn Greene talks with artist and naturalist Obi Kaufmann, who has spent decades mapping California’s landscapes—and why he believes the state’s infinite beauty is only just beginning to reveal itself.

On this episode of Unpacked, four editors reveal how they chose the best off-the-beaten-path destinations for this year’s “Where to Go in 2025” list.

In our third episode of “Unpacked by AFAR,” tips on how to be a better observer, and how embracing our “outsider” status can help us travel better—and empathize more.

On this week’s episode of Travel Tales by AFAR, a traveler and his teen daughter embrace the trancelike nature of the Coast Starlight train.

As part of our inaugural Unpacked Live event, host Aislyn Greene learns how chef Christina Lonewolf Martinez blends family stories, Indigenous foraging, and fine‑dining technique to re-imagine regional food.

On this week’s episode of Unpacked, author and journalist Paige McClanahan shares what it takes to be a tourist who makes a positive impact on the places—and people— you visit.

In this episode of Unpacked, we untangle the complicated web that is travel insurance.

On this week’s episode of Unpacked by AFAR, we explore how to prepare for summer travel.

Hot tip: Don’t listen to this week’s episode of Unpacked by AFAR hungry. Because we’re traveling to a surprising Midwestern city to explore what makes it one of the most fascinating food cities in the country.

In this week’s episode of Unpacked by AFAR, journalist Liz Beatty—host of the North Americana podcast—explores the Viking hearts of New Icelanders, from Gimli, Manitoba to Mountain, North Dakota.

In this episode of Unpacked, we enter the diverse, fascinating world of Unclaimed Baggage, the only store to sell suitcases—and items—that can’t be reunited with their owners.

On this week’s episode of Travel Tales by AFAR, a Colombian American comedian asks “Am I Colombian enough?”

In our fifth episode of “Unpacked by AFAR,” we hear from travelers with disabilities about what it’s like to embark on trips, and explore how a more accessible world benefits all travelers.

On this episode of Unpacked, we help you make the most of Rome—without the crowds.

This week on Travel Tales by Afar, we hear from professor and life-long traveler Jim Kitchen, who in the space of one year, traveled 66 miles into space—and seven miles down to the ocean floor.