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Overwater Bungalows at the St. Regis Bora Bora Resort

Journeys: Oceania

10-Day Bora Bora Itinerary Featuring Overwater Bungalows and Sunset Sails

Swim, sail, and relax in Bora Bora with a 10-day stay full of easygoing adventure and high-end comfort.

Sponsored by Goway

S3, E14: Unpacking One of the World’s Most Diverse Cities

On this week’s episode of Unpacked, we explore one of the world’s most diverse cities—which didn’t really start out that way.

April 17, 2024 09:13 PM

Unpacked, the Podcast

S2, E8: An Epic National Park Road Trip

In this week’s episode of Unpacked by AFAR, journalist Emily Pennington—author of the memoir Feral—shares what it was like to spend a year road-tripping to (nearly) all the national parks in the United States.

March 29, 2023 10:21 AM

Pink sands and plenty of solitude await on Bermuda’s spectacular beaches.

Journeys: Caribbean + Atlantic

The Perfect Couple’s Getaway to Bermuda

Savor time together in beautiful new places like the pink sands of Horseshoe Bay Beach and St. George’s romantic cobbled streets on this four-day trip designed for bonding.

Sponsored by Bermuda Tourism Authority

Visitors posing for photos inside of the Yu Yin Classical Garden in Guangzhou.

Unpacked, the Podcast

Unpacked Minis, Five Questions: After a Dozen Visits, This Chinese City Still Feels New to Me

On this Unpacked Mini, we go behind the scenes to discover how a routine trip to Guangzhou, China, transformed three generations of one writer’s family.

May 23, 2025 11:30 AM

Beaches, backwaters, and tea and spice plantations aside, there’s a lot of history to be enjoyed in Kerala. Stroll around <a href="https://www.afar.com/places/fort-kochi-kochi">Fort Kochi</a>, the historic core of the city, and travel back to the time of spice traders and merchants along the lanes of <a href="https://www.afar.com/places/jew-town-kochi">Jew Town</a>, past the Paradesi Synagogue. Visit the Santa Cruz Basilica and St. Francis Church, before heading to Mattancherry to enjoy the murals and temple art at Mattancherry Palace, a 1555 gift from the Portuguese to the Raja of Kochi. Kerala is home to some of the biggest temples in India and is a popular pilgrimage destination, with temples like the historic <a href="https://www.afar.com/places/sri-padmanabhaswamy-temple-thiruvananthapuram">Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple</a> in Thiruvananthapuram, the Guruvayur Temple in Guruvayur, and Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur.

Travel Tales

S6, E12: The Ambassador, the President, and Me: an Unlikely Reunion in India

This week on Travel Tales by Afar, author Charmaine Craig reveals how an unexpected reunion—and resulting trip to India—changed her future.

August 28, 2025 10:05 AM

Embrace Wyoming’s wide-open spaces and impressive rock formations.

Journeys: Nature + Outdoors

The Best Things to Do on a Wyoming Summer Road Trip

From horseback riding and rock climbing to fly fishing, swimming, and camping under the unbelievably clear night skies, there’s never a dull moment in a Wyoming summer.

Sponsored by Visit California

Unpacked, the Podcast

S3, E32: “Wonder Is Real and it Lives Here.” The Most Wintry Place in North America.

From traveling by dog sled to sightseeing under the northern lights—winter in the Yukon is magical. On this episode of Unpacked, locals guide us into the region’s natural wonders.

December 10, 2024 03:10 PM

10 Ways to Keep Your Airline Miles from Expiring

Unpacked, the Podcast

S3, E6: How to Budget for Travel, No Matter Your Income

In this week’s episode of Unpacked by AFAR, we get tips on money, budgeting, and traveling well from travel and personal finance podcaster Danielle Desir Corbett.

February 20, 2024 02:43 PM

Unpacked, the Podcast

S3, E25: A Local’s View of Paris: Off the Beaten Path in a Changing City

On this week’s episode of Unpacked, we learn the cultural insights you need to venture beyond the tourist trail in Paris.

October 8, 2024 01:13 PM

J.R. Harris hiking in Torres del Paine National Park, Chilean Patagonia, in 1995; man in a red bucket hat with a large camping backpack on his back overlooking a snow-capped mountain range and valley.

Travel Tales

S3, E4: A Septuagenarian Explorer Hits the Road

In this week’s episode of Travel Tales by AFAR, on a road trip through Canada and Maine, J.R. Harris meditates on a lifetime of adventure—and the enduring power of a great road trip.

October 18, 2022 06:32 PM

When the aristocratic Althanns family decided to go all out in the building of a new chateau near the Austrian border, they meant business—and wound up creating one of Central European Baroque’s most exceptional structures. Designed by noted Viennese architect Johan Bernard Fischer of Erlach, the dramatic cliff-top chateau is defined by its Hall of Ancestors. This homage to the family’s predecessors stands out as much for its ellipsoid shape as it does for the frescoed ceiling of its crowning dome.

View From Afar

Live From ILTM: Virtuoso CEO Matthew Upchurch on Humanizing the Exceptional in an Age of AI

On this episode of View From Afar: Live From ILTM, Virtuoso CEO Matthew Upchurch reveals why “automate the predictable, humanize the exceptional” is the mantra shaping the future of luxury travel.

December 11, 2025 12:54 PM

Journeys: Mexico + Central America

Get Inspired With Arts and Culture in Los Cabos

Experience local creativity among the destination’s stunning landscape in México

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