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Nomad: Alondra de la Parra, Super Conductor

One of the most dynamic conductors in the world of classical music, Alondra de la Parra, shares how music focuses her travel and informs her creative vision.

March 8, 2012 07:03 PM

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Derk Richardson

In the Magazine

Spin the Globe: Poet Beth Ann Fennelly Finds Maya Ruins (and Dildos) in Belize

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent the poet Beth Ann Fennelly with 24-hours’ notice to a Central American paradise.

January 31, 2014 04:08 PM

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Beth Ann Fennelly

Family Travel

Do You Really Have to Stop Traveling When You Have Kids?

She was born to travelers, and born to travel. Now, on her last trip before giving birth to her first child, writer Freda Moon reconnects with the origins of her wanderlust—her parents.

October 14, 2015 05:28 PM

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Freda Moon

UNESCO World Heritage

Peru’s Desert Is Full of Fossils—Who Protects Them?

The Ocucaje Desert holds some of the most important fossils in the world. And their only defender is a renegade guide with an eye for shark teeth.

November 10, 2011 04:29 PM

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Gregory Dicum

Beer, Wine, + Spirits

Featured Artisan: Royal Rose Syrups

“Travel exposes you to new flavors and ideas in a way you can’t escape (and probably don’t want to).” — Emily Butters, Royal Rose Syrup

August 20, 2013 02:33 PM

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Kim Fortson

Food + Drink

Love Ravioli and Dumplings? You Need to Try This German Dish

The delicacy may have been born in a monastery—but it’s far from chaste.

October 11, 2013 07:19 PM

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Ella Lawrence

Food + Drink

The Home of the Legendary Chicken-Fried Steak

This dish—and its special recipe—is the pride and joy of a small town in West Texas.

May 17, 2013 01:54 PM

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Kent Black

Travel Tales

Through Traveling Eyes: Kataneh Vahdani and “Avocados”

April 12, 2012 03:32 PM

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Kareem Yasin

Travel Tales

Vienna’s Moment: Learning to Love Opera in the City of Music

A bluegrass fiddler travels to Vienna to learn how to sing—and how to embrace the city’s most famous art: opera.

December 3, 2014 07:19 PM

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Emma John

Art + Culture

Inside Europe’s Most Enigmatic City

Seeking the wonderfully disorienting effect of travel, writer Taras Grescoe ventures to Budapest, where bewilderment ensues.

May 15, 2013 07:13 PM

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Taras Grescoe

A beach with a wall of rocks and dry grass and people swimming

Hiking + Cycling

The Best Way to Discover Puglia, Italy’s Unspoiled Province

Two friends thought they’d be done with bicycle travel by now. But Italy’s best-kept secret can be very persuasive.

October 12, 2015 03:45 PM

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Paul Greenberg

History + Culture

Burma Blossoms

A once-impenetrable country reveals itself to writer Matt Gross one meal at a time.

September 20, 2012 02:41 PM

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Matt Gross

Beer, Wine, + Spirits

Robert Mailer Anderson’s Boonville Picks

Writer, Robert Mailer Anderson, shares his favorite places in the California small town Boonville.

January 19, 2012 07:41 PM

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Annie Gowan Stone

Food + Drink

India’s Remedy for Fast Food Is Well Worth the Wait

The traditional Kerala “slow food” dish is so delicious it warrants a bit of patience.

January 31, 2014 01:55 PM

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Shahnaz Habib

In the Magazine

Spin the Globe: Jennifer Kahn in Québec City

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent Jennifer Kahn on a spontaneous journey to Québec City.

December 7, 2012 05:15 PM

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Jennifer Kahn

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