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Restaurants + Cafés

Is This the Best Breakfast in Asia?

Forget coffee: From Vietnam to China, a steaming bowl of noodles is the best part of waking up.

April 12, 2017 11:57 AM

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Georgia Freedman

Cities We Love

Escape a City Without Leaving It in 14 Innovative Urban Parks

Slip into a secret garden. Climb to a rooftop oasis. Stroll an elevated park. To get a fresh angle on a city, take a walk on its green side.

July 31, 2018 01:28 PM

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Miranda Smith

Road Trips

Why a Road Trip Is the All-American Way to Build a Friendship

On a drive through the American South, two women from vastly different backgrounds forge an unlikely bond.

October 3, 2017 04:39 PM

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Emma John

Art + Architecture

10 Art Exhibitions in the U.S. Worth Traveling for in Spring 2018

Need a cultural reason to travel across the country? Let these shows be your inspiration.

April 2, 2018 07:37 PM

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Allison C. Meier

Health + Wellness

9 Love Rituals From Around the World

From using a tree as a mailbox to gathering around a giant pink penis, there’s not much we won’t do for love

January 29, 2018 08:52 PM

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Vanita Salisbury

Bars + Nightlife

Axe-Throwing Bars Are About to Pop Up Everywhere in the United States

And, yep, beer is involved.

September 11, 2017 02:23 PM

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Andrea Cooper

Epic Trips

Why the Next Mountain You Conquer Should Be in Russia

On a summit adventure of Russia’s Mount Elbrus, writer Kathleen Rellihan finds that politics aside, a country’s people and its peaks should be experienced firsthand.

July 24, 2018 07:26 PM

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Kathleen Rellihan

Longreads

America, the Beautiful

Dozens of cultures, hundreds of languages, countless stories.

July 1, 2020 09:20 AM

LGBTQ Travel

Seeing the World Through Rainbow-Colored Glasses

An AFAR editor shares what it’s like to travel as a member of the LGBTQ community, both at home and abroad.

June 16, 2017 12:33 PM

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Aislyn Greene

National Parks

Tips for Surviving a Close Encounter With Red-Hot Lava in Hawaii

A lava expert’s tips prove that getting up close and personal with lava isn’t just possible—it’ll probably be the coolest thing you do on your next trip to Hawaii.

March 2, 2018 01:26 PM

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Alex Schechter

Books

Far From the Tourist Trail in New Delhi, a Traveler Finds Magic

A disillusioned American magician rediscovers his sense of wonder in one of New Delhi’s poorest neighborhoods.

February 2, 2018 12:30 PM

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Nate Staniforth

Beer, Wine, + Spirits

The Influencer: Thad Vogler, Spirits Guru

Where to go in Northern California, according to one of San Francisco’s most influential bartenders.

June 14, 2018 08:00 PM

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Andrew Parks

History + Culture

13 of the Freakiest Bogeymen from Around the World

Which international folk villain is coming for you?

October 27, 2016 04:37 PM

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Maggie Fuller

Photo Essays

One Woman’s Instagram Captures What It’s Actually Like to Live in Iran

@storiesofiran illuminates a country that’s shrouded in mystery for most Americans.

October 29, 2015 02:18 PM

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Danielle Walsh

Health + Wellness

Craving a Life Reset? Meet the Woman Who Went Down Under to Start Over

After a personal tragedy, Professor Maggie Mackeller restarted her life in a home at the end of the world.

September 27, 2016 08:31 PM

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Lisa Abend

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