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When a skeptical swimmer takes the plunge in Fiji, she discovers a whole world she had been missing—underwater.

How a nature-phobic city girl opened her eyes to the wild side of India that seethes beyond the tea plantations and languid rivers.

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.

Azerbaijani photographer Rena Effendi first visited the country’s highest inhabited village in 2003. She’s been going back ever since.

Tacking a microtrip onto your Hawaiian getaway has never been easier.

Untouched rainforest, low-key beaches, and delicious indigenous food await.

Magazine-editor-turned-mariner Amy Paulsen squeezed her family of four into a sailboat and let the winds guide their adventures. What they found in Barcelona, however, was a reason to stay put.

In Yellowknife, Canada, Joe Bailey has earned the nickname “Aurora Hunter” for his uncanny ability to find and follow one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena: the Northern Lights.

The former fishing village of Taghazout, on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, has long been loved by surfers for its great waves and relaxing pace of life. But although it’s mostly remained under the radar, word is getting out on this idyllic spot.

Photographer Jessica Antola’s first monograph is a compelling look at everyday living in seven African countries.

Windstar’s small ships, immersive itineraries, and partnership with the James Beard Foundation break the stodgy cruise-ship clichés. Discover for yourself why Windstar was voted the small-ship cruise line winner in the 2018 AFAR Travelers’ Choice Awards.

In 1995, UNESCO’s General Conference declared April 23 to be World Book and Copyright Day. Here are some of the best ways to honor it this year.

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

The deliciously messy dish is to Mexico what pulled pork is to the American South.

An explosion that rocked Lebanon’s capital on Tuesday was the most destructive in the country’s history.