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Solo Travel

Where to Travel Solo Based on Your Personality Type

Travel advisers and experts weigh in on the best trips to take, depending on your personality.

August 12, 2025 03:58 PM

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Joel Balsam

Summer 2025

The History We Miss in America’s National Parks

After visiting 24 national parks in the U.S., contributing writer Latria Graham meditates on their complex legacy—and considers how we can enjoy them in a more responsible way.

August 6, 2025 12:26 PM

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Latria Graham

Michelin-starred restaurant Masseria features a menu inspired by chef/owner Nicholas Stefanelli’s Puglian heritage.

Cities We Love

Why D.C.'s NoMa Neighborhood Is a Food Lover’s Paradise

With historic food halls, a Latin American market, and more authentic culinary experiences, it’s no wonder that folks flock to NoMa to satiate their tastebuds.

August 2, 2022 12:56 PM

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Visit Washington, DC

Mardi Gras parade float rolls down St. Charles Avenue, with trees and crowds of people lining street

Festivals + Events

I’m a New Orleans Local—Here’s How to Plan the Perfect Mardi Gras Trip in 2026

Mardi Gras is more than a day, it’s a season. Here’s how to dive into the spirit of the celebrations and make the most of carnival in New Orleans.

December 30, 2025 07:34 PM

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Jenny Adams

Frankenmuth, Michigan, USA - October 9, 2018: Interior of Bronner's Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth Bronner's bills itself as the worlds largest Christmas store with over 2 million visitors a year

Holiday Travel

Welcome to the Largest Christmas Store in the World

Bronner’s in Michigan celebrates Christmas all year long, come snow, rain, or sun.

November 15, 2024 08:33 AM

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Bailey Berg

In the Magazine

Sri Lanka Has Come Into Its Own as a Nature Lover’s Paradise

Sri Lanka’s tourism industry found a creative way to adapt to the pandemic: It embraced the outdoors.

December 1, 2021 02:30 PM

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Zinara Rathnayake

Travel Tips + Etiquette

Exploring U.S. National Parks Just Got Easier With This New Google Maps Feature

Want to see a trail route? If the path is paved and/or dog friendly? There’s now a helpful app update for that.

April 11, 2023 05:29 PM

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Bailey Berg

Quizzes

Quiz: Discover Austria Off the Beaten Path, Your Way

Whether you’re a food fan or adventurer-—or somewhere in between—there’s something to delight your senses in this centrally located European country.

Sponsored by Austria Tourism

4 Days In

How to Spend 4 Days in Berlin, According to Locals

The ideal itinerary includes Berlin Wall murals, WWII flea markets, dance clubs, and juicy meats.

August 29, 2025 12:53 PM

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Blane Bachelor

Manchester Town Hall seen from across the street at dusk

Travel Tips + Etiquette

This English City Just Became the First in the U.K. to Implement a Tourist Tax

Travelers will now be charged an additional fee for each night they stay in Manchester.

April 4, 2023 07:02 PM

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Bailey Berg

Longreads

Where Are All the Black Women Pilots?

Nearly a century after Bessie Coleman first took to the skies, Black women remain a rarity in the cockpit.

February 20, 2020 11:33 AM

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Syreeta McFadden

Guests observe elephants in Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya

Epic Trips

A Safari and Beach Getaway in One Perfect Itinerary

&Beyond’s East Africa experience takes guests from Kenya’s Masai Mara to Zanzibar’s Mnemba Island.

Sponsored by &Beyond

Beach with stone formation on a sunny day.

Quizzes

Put Your Travel Knowledge to the Test With AFAR’s New Quiz

Trivia is rooted in Latin for “crossroads” (trivium), and offers another way to travel.

September 5, 2023 05:05 PM

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Pat Tompkins

Beer, Wine, + Spirits

Among the Vines: A Wine Lover’s Tour of Burgundy

One writer spends three days exploring the best food and drink among France’s storied wine region.

February 23, 2022 04:30 PM

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Kristin Braswell

Food + Drink

A Chef’s Quest to Bring the World’s Most Expensive Prawn to America

Danny Lledó, a Michelin-starred chef raised on Spain’s “gamba roja de Dénia,” never faltered in his journey to be the first to bring the prized prawns to American diners.

May 13, 2022 07:44 PM

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La Carmina

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