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AFAR sent writer Leslie Jamison to the Indian Ocean island nation with just 24 hours’ notice. Arriving with no preparation and no plan, she caught a ride to the war-torn north to find out what kind of traveler she truly is.

A bluegrass fiddler travels to Vienna to learn how to sing—and how to embrace the city’s most famous art: opera.

The Songlines of Sydney

Where Romans Holiday: Tyrrhenian Sea, Sperlonga, Italy

Exploring Newtown, Johannesburg, South Africa

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent Matt Gross on a spontaneous journey to Tunisia.

Don’t miss out on the music in this popular Brazilian destination.

A former art historian who now runs the family-owned cooking school in Palermo shares her favorite food destinations in Palermo.

Inspired by the Daily Show, a political satirist took to the airwaves of the fledgling democracy. Now he’ll talk shop with the master.

In India’s most contradictory city, artists and intellectuals improvise their way through the commotion.

For cross-country skiers, one winter destination rises above the rest: humble Hayward, Wisconsin, where, for a glorious weekend, their obscure sport is king.

On a luxurious journey from Singapore to Bangkok, writer Chris Colin lifts the veil on the magic—and mystery—of rail travel.

Seeking the wonderfully disorienting effect of travel, writer Taras Grescoe ventures to Budapest, where bewilderment ensues.

What could an Alaska local ever discover on a voyage through the Inside Passage? Just the essence of the place he thought he knew.

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent writer Jonathan Gold on a spontaneous journey to Prague with just 24 hours’ notice.