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Food + Drink

Who Makes the Best Pastries in Spain? The Nuns, of Course

A pilgrimage for Seville’s convent pastries requires a sweet tooth—and a little faith.

September 26, 2016 05:37 PM
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Anna Vodicka
Travel Tips + Etiquette

How to Avoid an Embarrassing Spa Experience Abroad

From Japan to Iceland, we’ve got you covered on spa etiquette.

March 3, 2017 01:59 PM
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Chris Ciolli
Travel Tips + Etiquette

What It’s Like to Live the Expat Life in Dubai

Maximilian Büsser, founder of the avant-garde Swiss watch brand MB&F, reveals the true Dubai—much more than just shopping malls.

February 12, 2017 10:18 PM
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Victoria Gomelsky
Epic Trips

How I Learned to Love Hiking the Alps Alone When My Best Friend Bailed

You’ll never get lonely on Le Tour du Mont Blanc, a hut-to-hut hike through France, Italy, and Switzerland.

July 13, 2018 03:40 PM
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Miranda Smith
Festivals + Events

The Halloween Capital of the World Isn’t What You Think It Is

This is the fascinating story of how an otherwise normal suburb came to claim its proud, spooky title.

October 23, 2017 11:51 AM
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Miranda Smith
History + Culture

Cuba’s More Religious Than You Think

The country is thought of as agnostic; these places of worship suggest otherwise.

November 17, 2015 07:55 PM
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Julie Schwietert Collazo
Beaches

How to Go Beyond Cartagena on Colombia’s Caribbean Coast

5 little-known spots for exploring Colombian beaches, deserts and mountains

January 6, 2016 01:33 PM
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Jenny Miller
Restaurants + Cafés

How to Do a Foodie Weekend in One of California’s Most Beautiful Places

This is the perfect food-filled adventure in Santa Barbara.

August 27, 2015 04:24 PM
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Aislyn Greene
Books

3 Great Travel Stories to Read This Week

Settle in for six more weeks of winter with these travel reads.

February 6, 2017 03:13 PM
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Matt Villano
Art + Architecture

There’s a Museum in Vienna That’s Full of Fake Art

Those Picasso and Monet paintings aren’t what they seem at this fascinating art museum. And that’s precisely the point.

October 19, 2017 08:11 PM
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Noah Lederman
Longreads

Why a Train Trip Across the U.S. Is the Fastest Way to Slow Down

On a cross-country Amtrak trip, a perpetually rushed traveler finds the gift of time.

February 14, 2018 02:40 PM
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Eric Weiner
History + Culture

As a Traveler, How Do You Walk Sarajevo’s Bridge to the Past?

With 24 hours’ notice, AFAR sent writer Michael Clinton to the reborn capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina 20 years after a siege that broke the world’s heart.

October 11, 2016 12:48 PM
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Michael Clinton
Epic Trips

What It’s Like to Sleep on a Glacier in Denali’s New (and Only) Luxury Lodge

At Sheldon Chalet, you’ll wake up surrounded by Denali National Park.

July 4, 2018 01:26 PM
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Alex Schechter
Art + Culture

How to Experience San Miguel de Allende Like a Tequila Distiller

Mexico’s first female distiller calls the colonial city her spiritual home—and she’s not the only one.

April 28, 2016 08:53 PM
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Maggie Fuller
Food + Drink

What, Exactly, Is Volcano Bread?

The Icelandic bread is cooked in a unique way—with heat from geothermic springs.

May 5, 2017 12:56 PM
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Vanita Salisbury

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