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72 Hours With a Portland Local

How to Survive (and Thrive) during Your First 24 Hours in a New City

Hiking up Bali’s famous volcanoes gives one writer a new perspective on the island

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent chef John Currence on 24 hours’ notice to a hot, sweet, sticky country where he followed a trail through the cuisine to the people who make it.

14 Times Travel Went Really, Really Wrong for AFAR Staffers

36 destinations to kick-start your travel dreaming and scheming.

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.

From the mountains of Iran and the backstreets of Yogyakarta to war-torn Addis Ababa and a hillside roost in Taiwan, this is the riveting story of a wanderer whose thirst for travel was never-ending.

Plus: trouble in the Maldives and a different kind of footie in London

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Plus: bag fees begone (there’s a catch) and Coppola joins forces with Backroads

How to Prepare for a Long (and We Mean Long) Trip

AFAR staffers wax poetic about their most significant solo adventures.

12 Amazing Trips to Take with Your Dad