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Founder’s Note: The Roots of Experiential Travel

A former resident shares what you need to know before you take the trip.

Rainer Jenss is the founder of Smart Family Travel and has been recognized as one of the Top 25 Family Travel Bloggers by Babble.com. As a Family-Travel Correspondent for AFAR, he’ll be posting Highlights and Wanderlists from his family travels.

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent writer Alexander Chee, with 24 hours’ notice, to a Southeast Asian country where he encountered headless Buddhas and naked hotel guests.

Stay at one of these haunted castles in the place where Halloween first began: Ireland.

These summer festivals take place in fields, libraries, cities parks—anywhere but the traditional concert arena.

The Inn at Newport Ranch raises the bar on Mendocino and Fort Bragg lodgings

Here’s how one of the most prominent chefs on the planet placed Central Europe’s peak flavors on the global map.

Wandering Chef: Michael Solomonov’s Israel

Poets, murals, and boutique hotels hint at Chile’s artistic soul

Newbies to the culture landscape feature everything from wine to design.

Escape the central business district and explore new neighborhoods

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent author Paul Greenberg on 24 hours’ notice to a country where he swapped a beach vacation for a chance to catch his dinner.

Writer Alan Richman has won 16 James Beard Awards for his food writing and eaten in the world’s finest restaurants, but he’d never been to Norway⎯until AFAR sent him with 24 hours’ notice.

An acclaimed chef travels to Korea to discover his roots and the rich palette of a cuisine you might think you know.