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Chris Walker and Morgan Hartley spent three months cycling through central Asia as part of an 18-month bike trip. Here is part one of five of their account, in which their trip is almost thwarted from the start.

A stay at the iconic St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London is a must for any train buff.

Wandering Chef: Matt Stone in Margaret River, Australia

In Matera, Italy this cave has been keeping people sheltered for 7,000 years and is now home to the first luxury hotel in the area.

The Sine-Saloum Delta, West Africa

Author of The Sweet Life in Paris shares his favorite places to eat in the City of Light.

Wandering Chef: Michael Ferraro in Bogotá

How the beauty of Cape Town’s wine country, inspired this chef in Napa Valley.

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

After a string of personal losses, a writer heads to Tamil Nadu seeking solace from her sorrows. It takes two temples, a palm leaf astrologer, and the driver of a velour-lined taxi to make her feel whole again.

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

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

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

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

In a square mile of West Texas, Chris Colin finds family and traces his roots back to a wilder America.