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Bars + Nightlife

What’s the Best Thing to Drink to Meet Other Travelers?

A recent survey says that strangers judge your approachability based on your drink order.

September 23, 2016 03:10 PM

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Matt Villano

Hotels

The 10 Best Hotels in Cape Town

These 10 superb retreats—many of them new or renovated—allow you to truly live like a local.

August 12, 2022 01:14 PM

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Mary Holland

Where to Travel Next

When the Going Gets Tough, I Go to Australia

How a country 10,000 miles from home became the place I miss the most when life gets really, ridiculously hard.

May 26, 2020 02:17 PM

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Laura Dannen Redman

Health + Wellness

What We Can Learn From Polar Explorers for Surviving Months of Isolation

Long before the internet, Antarctic explorers of the early 1900s survived tedium with these basic activities.

March 30, 2020 12:36 PM

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Daniella McCahey

Man standing inside forest and pointing to surrounding grasses

Health + Wellness

The Next Outdoorsy Wellness Trend Will Have You Strapping on Your Hiking Boots and Looking Down

Herbalism and traditional plant medicine are the focus of increasingly popular foraging walks offered by hotels and tour outfitters.

January 14, 2025 11:10 AM

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Nicholas DeRenzo

AFAR Advisor

How This Cruise Line Puts Wellness Front and Center

From an on-board Wellness Host to a wealth of active shore excursions, AmaWaterways River Cruises makes healthy travel a priority for your clients.

September 16, 2019 12:05 PM

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AmaWaterways

Small Ship Cruises

You Can Soon Sail to Both Poles in One Trip on a Luxury Yacht Cruise

When it comes to cruise bragging rights, there are a lot of impressive itineraries passengers can book. But sailing from Antarctica to the Arctic in one journey is hard to top.

April 18, 2019 11:41 AM

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Michelle Baran

Family Travel

12 Amazing Trips to Take with Your Dad

June 19, 2015 03:33 PM

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Danielle Walsh

National Parks

8 Artworks That Prove Just How Inspiring U.S. National Parks Really Are

The beauty, grandeur, and surprise of the national parks has influenced some of the world’s best art.

February 12, 2016 06:55 PM

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Peter Fish

Hotels

The World’s Coolest, Quirkiest Hotel Jobs

From an on-site falconer to a sleep ambassador, these hotel jobs go way beyond the usual bellhops and concierges.

March 7, 2018 01:25 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

A person in a brightly colored, elaborate costume with a head dress and mask in Chile's Arica’s La Fuerza del Sol festival.

Food + Drink

7 Food Festivals in Chile Worth Planning Your Trip Around

From Santiago to Patagonia, follow this roadmap to the country’s best culinary events.

Sponsored by Sernatur Chile

Museums + Galleries

Europe’s First Underwater Museum Is So Cool

January 11, 2017 05:55 PM

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Matt Villano

Travel Insiders

Intrepid Traveler: Darrell Wade

January 30, 2017 09:50 AM

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Jennifer Flowers

Packing Tips + Gear

Backcountry’s Summer Sale Is Here—and We Found Some of Our Favorite Gear for Half Off

We’re stocking up on outdoor clothing and gear for a couple of late summer, socially distanced adventures during this sale that runs until August 28.

August 4, 2020 05:36 PM

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Staff

Air Travel News

From Southwest, New Ways to Get to the Caribbean and Central America

The low-cost airline expands its presence in the region with new routes and flights from several U.S. cities.

November 8, 2017 01:09 PM

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Matthew Phenix

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