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S3, E23: These Women Travel Solo With Confidence (Now You Can Too)

On this week’s episode of Unpacked, we explore the world of solo travel— how to conquer your fears and get the most out of any solo trip.

September 25, 2024 02:20 PM

Podcast: Is it Really Possible to Travel Like a Local?

Unpacked, the Podcast

S1, E3: Is it Really Possible to Travel Like a Local?

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.

July 14, 2022 05:45 PM

How Can We Be Better Travelers in Europe? Rick Steves Has the Answers.

Unpacked, the Podcast

S2, E19: Rick Steves Wants to Save the World, One Trip at a Time

In this week’s episode of Unpacked by AFAR, we speak with travel legend Rick Steves about ethical travel and his climate smart commitment.

June 13, 2023 03:57 PM

Three birders sit in folding camping chairs and look for birds through binoculars

Unpacked, the Podcast

S2, E29: A Skeptic’s Guide to Birding

In this episode of Unpacked, learn how a reluctant birder fell in love with the sport—and how you can, too.

August 21, 2023 07:30 PM

Unpacked, the Podcast

S2, E8: An Epic National Park Road Trip

In this week’s episode of Unpacked by AFAR, journalist Emily Pennington—author of the memoir Feral—shares what it was like to spend a year road-tripping to (nearly) all the national parks in the United States.

March 29, 2023 10:21 AM

The 17th-century Fountain of Four Dolphins in Aix-en-Provence

Travel Tales

S4, E7: How to Eat Your Way Along France’s Finest Food Trail

On this week’s episode of Travel Tales by AFAR, the food-obsessed host of the podcast eats, drinks, and shops along the 400-mile Vallée de la Gastronomie.

November 13, 2023 11:05 PM

Travel Tales

S3, E6: For Two Australian Sisters, a Trip to Cairns Brings a Chance to Reconnect

On this week’s episode of Travel Tales by AFAR, playwright Michelle Law road trips through Cairns, Australia.

October 31, 2022 03:25 PM

J.R. Harris hiking in Torres del Paine National Park, Chilean Patagonia, in 1995; man in a red bucket hat with a large camping backpack on his back overlooking a snow-capped mountain range and valley.

Travel Tales

S3, E4: A Septuagenarian Explorer Hits the Road

In this week’s episode of Travel Tales by AFAR, on a road trip through Canada and Maine, J.R. Harris meditates on a lifetime of adventure—and the enduring power of a great road trip.

October 18, 2022 06:32 PM

Travel Tales

Bonus: Antoni Porowski Ate Around the World with Your Favorite Celebrities—These Are the Meals That Still Haunt Him

This week on Travel Tales by Afar, Antoni Porowski shares transformative travel (and food) moments from his new show, No Taste Like Home.

February 18, 2025 05:51 PM

Never (Ever!) Charge Your Phone at the Airport Without This $7 Travel Gadget

Unpacked, the Podcast

S5, E12: How Two Years of Phone-Free Travel Rewired the Way I See the World

On this episode of Unpacked, host Katherine LaGrave sits down with journalist Lisa Abend and discovers why ditching the internet might be the best thing you can do for your travels.

April 15, 2026 03:40 PM

Unpacked, the Podcast

S3, E21: The Spontaneous (Travel!) Story of How Afar Came to Be

On this week’s episode of Unpacked, Afar founders share the spontaneous travel stories that sparked 15 years of impact.

September 11, 2024 08:08 AM

Unpacked, the Podcast

S2, E16: The Making of a Patagonian National Park

In this week’s episode of Unpacked by AFAR, we talk with conservationist Kris Tompkins.

May 23, 2023 10:03 PM

A man looks up at a break between two rock cliffs, as though he's trying to decide whether or not to hike up.

Unpacked, the Podcast

S3, E7: A Professional Decision Coach’s Secrets to Making Better Decisions in Travel—and Beyond

In this week’s episode of Unpacked by AFAR, Nell McShane Wulfhart—host of the podcast The Decision Coach—reveals how we can make better choices in all facets of our lives.

February 27, 2024 08:04 PM

10 Ways to Keep Your Airline Miles from Expiring

Unpacked, the Podcast

S3, E6: How to Budget for Travel, No Matter Your Income

In this week’s episode of Unpacked by AFAR, we get tips on money, budgeting, and traveling well from travel and personal finance podcaster Danielle Desir Corbett.

February 20, 2024 02:43 PM

Unpacked, the Podcast

S3, E14: Unpacking One of the World’s Most Diverse Cities

On this week’s episode of Unpacked, we explore one of the world’s most diverse cities—which didn’t really start out that way.

April 17, 2024 09:13 PM

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