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Home Again: Novelist Chibundu Onuzo on Leaving—and Returning to—Nigeria

As a child, Chibundu Onuzo was obsessed with anywhere that wasn’t Nigeria. An English boarding school (and a shocking language class) made her reconsider her roots.

March 28, 2019 04:51 PM

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Chibundu Onuzo

AFAR Advisor

10 Takeaways from the AFAR Travel Advisory Council Meeting

How travel is changing, according to experts.

October 29, 2017 08:00 PM

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Kate Appleton

Meet the Revolutionary Women Strumming Their Way Into the World of Flamenco Guitar

Travel Tales

Meet the Revolutionary Women in the World of Flamenco Guitar

A former child prodigy travels to Spain to revisit the instrument of her youth—and to learn flamenco guitar from the tocaoras playing to the top of the male-dominated world.

June 4, 2019 12:37 PM

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Lavinia Spalding

Bars + Nightlife

Why Spain Is the Best Place to Rekindle a Love of Late Nights

AFAR spins the globe and sends novelist Mira T. Lee on a last-minute trip to Spain, where she rediscovers a forgotten side of herself.

July 24, 2019 03:29 PM

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Mira T. Lee

Cruise News

Norway to Build the World’s Largest Ship Tunnel

It will connect two major fjords and become a tourist attraction.

April 14, 2017 01:10 PM

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Matt Villano

Air Travel News

6 Domestic Airport Terminals to Eat at A.S.A.P.

Airport food so good that you’ll hope for a layover

January 7, 2016 02:29 PM

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Nile Cappello

Photo Essays

How Instagram Helped this Travel Photographer’s Career Blossom

AFAR Ambassador Dan Tom started using social media casually, but it ended up influencing his aesthetic beyond what he’d imagined.

September 1, 2016 05:32 PM

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Alina Polishuk

UNESCO World Heritage

A Journey to Ancient Egypt with the World’s Leading Archaeologist

Exclusive access to Egypt’s most important sites with the world’s leading archaeologist (as one of your guides) make Archaeological Path’s Royal Tour an unforgettable adventure.

Sponsored by Archaeological Paths

The Future of Travel

The 10 Most-Loved AFAR Features of 2017

Cozy up with our greatest long reads of the year.

December 18, 2017 07:01 PM

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Staff

Travel for Good

In Mexico City, It Doesn’t Get More Farm-to-Table Than This

Mexico City’s organic movement may be the key to saving an important and threatened local resource.

March 9, 2017 11:56 AM

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Lydia Carey

Expedition Cruises

The Ultimate Guide to Polar Cruising

Should you go to the Arctic or Antarctica, and with Lindblad Expeditions or Hurtigruten? What are the polar packing essentials? We break it all down for you.

May 6, 2019 07:36 PM

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Ramsey Qubein

Outdoor Adventure

The Nicaraguan Islands You’ll Never Want to Leave

On the verge of development, Las Isletas de Granada, Lake Nicaragua’s tranquil archipelago, has a get-here-before-the-rest-of-the-world-does feel.

June 12, 2017 06:30 PM

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Anna Vodicka

History + Culture

A Walking Tour of Budapest’s Jewish Quarter

From hushed synagogues to rollicking “ruin bars,” follow history’s path through this fascinating Budapest neighborhood.

July 9, 2019 10:52 AM

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John Newton

Art + Architecture

This New Exhibit Explores Selfies as Art

It includes works by notable people such as Rembrandt, Stanley Kubrick, and Kim Kardashian.

April 5, 2017 12:12 PM

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Matt Villano

Why Now is the Time to Plan a Trip of a Lifetime to Scotland

Health + Wellness

This Ideal Yoga Destination Isn’t Where You Think It Is

Yoga is probably last thing you expect to find here.

November 18, 2015 11:47 AM

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Sarah Sung

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