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Solo Travel

A Table for One, Please: How Solo Travel Can Be Serendipitous

A solo traveler shares why loneliness is an essential part of traveling alone.

May 7, 2015 01:09 PM
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Macy Morris
Travel Tips + Etiquette

What You Can Do to Help Wine Country Now—and Later

Six ways travelers can contribute to relief and recovery in California’s fire-ravaged Napa and Sonoma counties

October 17, 2017 01:17 PM
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Matt Villano
Art + Culture

Spin the Globe: Ann Friedman Meets the Real Osaka, Japan

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent writer Ann Friedman on a spontaneous journey to Osaka.

October 11, 2013 07:58 PM
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Ann Friedman
Art + Culture

6 Reasons to Visit Beirut Despite the Travel Warning

Don’t believe everything you hear.

May 23, 2016 07:18 PM
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Kathryn Romeyn
San Sebastián

Overview

May 24, 2018 10:45 AM
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Marti Kilpatrick
Travel Tales

Get to Know Some Birkebeiner Enthusiasts

Get to Know Some Birkebeiner Enthusiasts

December 3, 2012 04:59 PM
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Jessica S.
In the Magazine

A Creative Way to Find Calm in Kolkata’s Chaos

In India’s most contradictory city, artists and intellectuals improvise their way through the commotion.

September 6, 2013 04:42 PM
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Eric Weiner
Epic Trips

What It’s Like to Go to Space Camp—as an Adult

The debut of NASA’s Adult Space Academy means you’re one small step closer to achieving your space-travel dreams.

March 15, 2018 09:33 AM
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John Scott Lewinski
History + Culture

Unexpected Cambodia: One Traveler’s Unplanned Adventure in Southeast Asia

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.

October 15, 2015 02:57 PM
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Alexander Chee
Restaurants + Cafés

Where to Find the Best Scallop in France (and Why You’d Want to)

Hint: The French Riviera and F. Scott Fitzgerald are involved.

April 13, 2017 11:54 AM
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Alex Schechter
Bars + Nightlife

There’s a Secret Local Hangout in This Famous Napa Restaurant

You can find the Michelin-starred Meadowood’s best-kept secret at the bar

April 12, 2017 12:04 PM
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Jennifer Flowers
Hotels

4 After-Dark Hotel Programs for Night Owls

Stay up past your bedtime for these one-of-a-kind experiences.

June 9, 2016 06:13 PM
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Nicoletta Richardson
Travel Tips + Etiquette

The Swedish Compliment That Sometimes Gets Lost in Translation

A Stockholm-based expat explains the true meaning behind a Swedish word that should only be used in the right context.

February 13, 2017 04:07 PM
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Lola (Akinmade) Åkerström
Art + Culture

Reveling in Seattle’s Rich Arts—And Getting a Buzz

Reveling in Seattle’s Rich Arts—And Getting a Buzz

March 11, 2014 12:41 PM
Travel Tips + Etiquette

How to Deal With Electronic Border Searches

Plus, what these more invasive searches mean for travel

April 21, 2017 03:16 PM
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Rachel B. Doyle

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