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The Essential California Travel Guide for First-Time Visitors

Make your trip to California unforgettable with insider tips on exploring the state’s most iconic cities and landscapes.

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Travel Tips + Etiquette

What to Know Before Visiting Saudi Arabia

Now that the kingdom is welcoming international travelers, here’s everything you need to know before planning a trip to Saudi Arabia.

January 18, 2023 11:30 AM

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Sarah Khan

Rattlesnake Canyon is a scenic area within the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness which in turn forms the core of the Bureau of Land Management administered McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area.

Family Travel

6 Kid-Friendly U.S. Travel Destinations That Will Be Even Better Than Ever in 2025

From the rodeo capital of Wyoming to an epic new theme park in Orlando, these destinations should be on every family’s radar this year.

April 29, 2025 03:16 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

Concertgoers get ready for AfroNation Festival on Praia da Rocha beach in Portugal's Algarve region.

Food + Drink

A City to Sea Adventure Through Portugal, With a Side of Wine and Afrobeats

One writer’s journey through coastal towns and bustling cities—with music and food as the perfect pairing.

August 18, 2022 03:19 PM

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Kristin Braswell

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Hotels We Love

The 40 Best New Hotels of 2026

Afar’s picks for the 40 best new and renovated hotels around the world.

June 10, 2026 10:00 AM

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Jennifer Flowers

Italy Is Reopening to Travelers—Here’s Everything You Need to Know

To combat depopulation, Sardinia is offering to give people up to 15,000 euros to use toward purchase of a home and renovations.

September 19, 2022 04:27 PM

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Bailey Berg

Books

14 Spring and Summer Cookbooks for Chefs Who Love to Travel

These new cookbooks—including a guide to the nuanced cuisines of Hawai‘i and several memoir-slash-recipe guides—are the next best thing to hitting the road.

May 11, 2021 06:15 PM

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Katherine LaGrave

Festivals + Events

How People Are Celebrating Lunar New Year Across Asia

Though traditional festivities are subdued once again due to the pandemic, people marked the Year of the Tiger with decorations and prayers at temples everywhere from Beijing to Bangkok.

February 1, 2022 01:07 PM

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Associated Press (AP)

Colorful red, blue, green, and yellow postcard houses line a rocky Greenland coastline with a sheet of snow in the background

A new airport, direct flights from the U.S., a presidential obsession, and independence talks—here’s why the world’s largest island is making headlines these days.

February 27, 2025 01:33 PM

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Nicholas DeRenzo

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Cities We Love

5 Nashville Neighborhoods for Live Music, Bar-Hopping, and Great Food

From tiny 12South across to East Nashville, here’s where to go out (and stay in) in Music City.

August 5, 2025 06:18 AM

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Sophie Friedman

A suite on Riverside Luxury Cruises, featuring a bed with green decorative pillows and a desk with a mirror above it

River Cruises

This River Cruise Line Is One of the Best-Kept Secrets on Europe’s Rivers

Some of the most luxurious river cruise sailings in Europe are also some of the most affordable.

June 11, 2024 07:30 AM

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Jeri Clausing

Index, WA, USA - September 08, 2021; The Empire Builder long distance Amtrak train behind a locomotive in 50th anniversary paint scheme crosses the North Fork Skykomish River in Index

Trains

Amtrak Works to Restore Canceled Routes as Unions Reach Tentative Deal

The national passenger rail network had started canceling all of its long-distance trains on Thursday amid ongoing freight rail labor talks threatening to lead to a possible strike.

September 15, 2022 12:32 PM

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Michelle Baran

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