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Coolest Travel Jobs: What It’s Like to Be an Undercover Hotel Inspector

From using an alter-ego alias to messing up perfect pedicures, there’s more to evaluating a hotel than you might think.

August 16, 2017 03:26 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

Restaurants + Cafés

Here Are the San Francisco Bay Area’s 7 New Michelin-Star Restaurants

Chef Dominique Crenn is officially the first woman to head a three-star restaurant in the United States.

November 30, 2018 05:03 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

History + Culture

7 Cities That Honor Women Civil Rights Leaders

From Selma to Little Rock, meet the women who risked their lives to make America’s parchment paperwork mean something.

March 2, 2022 10:18 AM

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Deborah D. Douglas

History + Culture

Hidden Tunnels and Civil War–Era Buildings Found Below Alcatraz Prison

Archeologists have discovered that San Francisco’s notorious prison was built directly on top of a military fort.

March 7, 2019 12:15 PM

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Associated Press (AP)

Festivals + Events

The Halloween Capital of the World Isn’t What You Think It Is

This is the fascinating story of how an otherwise normal suburb came to claim its proud, spooky title.

October 23, 2017 11:51 AM

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Miranda Smith

Restaurants + Cafés

This Is the Most Delicious Way to Save an Ocean

This Mexican eatery along the Riviera Maya is saving the reefs, one fish taco at a time.

June 12, 2017 05:45 PM

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Sarah Theeboom

COVID + Travel

CDC Asks Americans to Stay Home for the Holidays

The agency is reminding people that the safest way to celebrate is with the people you live with.

December 10, 2020 03:05 PM

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Michelle Baran

Where to Travel Next

Travelers’ Choice Awards: The Top Destinations for 2018

For AFAR’s third annual Travelers’ Choice destinations awards, our readers cast more than 100,000 votes to recognize their top places to go. Get ready to hit the road—the world awaits.

December 13, 2018 11:07 AM

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Sara Button

Air Travel News

JetBlue Performs Seat Comfort Magic With Newly Redesigned Airbus

A first look at the airline’s new Airbus A320 interiors reveals that despite squeezing more passengers into the same amount of space, the seats actually feel roomy.

May 14, 2019 04:44 PM

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Andrew Sessa

Bars + Nightlife

The Best Rooftop Bars in Los Angeles

Get a bird’s-eye view of L.A. from these vertiginous drinking spots.

September 11, 2018 06:26 PM

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Susannah Chen

Tips + News

These Airbnb-Inspired Pajamas Are Just What We Need This Summer

The home-sharing service partnered with designer Phillip Lim to bring this new line of loungewear to life.

July 2, 2019 02:45 PM

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Katherine LaGrave

Books

What’s in a Name? How One Traveler Went From Outsider to Local in Lesotho

When Will McGrath followed his wife, Ellen—a sociologist specializing in AIDS research—to Lesotho, he knew little about the African country. Less than a year later, he became Moshoeshoe.

September 18, 2018 04:36 PM

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Will McGrath

Restaurants + Cafés

How to Do Piedmont Like an Italian Winemaker

Michele Chiarlo—the acclaimed winemaker who has witnessed 61 vintages—shares his picks for where to eat, drink, wander, and taste Piedmont’s famed white truffles.

April 26, 2017 02:02 PM

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Jessica Colley Clarke

Winter Sports

Coolest Travel Jobs: What It’s Like to Be an Avalanche Forecaster

It involves skiing, helicopters, and dynamite (really).

June 13, 2017 07:46 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

History + Culture

This Istanbul Shop Is the Last to Make a Turkish Breakfast Staple the Traditional Way

Kaymak, a rich buttery cream, is often eaten at breakfast time. But Istanbul is down to just one dairy shop that produces it traditionally, with their own fresh water buffalo milk.

February 28, 2019 01:48 PM

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Melanie Haiken

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