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Witnessing ceremonies of love take place around the world can reveal some pretty profound life lessons.

The tradition of artisanal rum making has become central to island life.

Wandering Sommelier: Spencer Cruse in Sicily

Traditional Chilean dishes like pastel de choclo are still served everywhere, but expect culinary fireworks when you hit the cities. You’ll find bars devoted to video games and cafés carved out of churches, Thai food, as well as lots of wine and ice cream. Bring your appetite.

A once-impenetrable country reveals itself to writer Matt Gross one meal at a time.

Wandering Chef: David Falk in Paris

Minsk, the austere capital of Belarus and a former Soviet satellite, harbors Beatles cover bands, bookish bohemians feasting on salo and vodka, and the curious legacy of Lee Harvey Oswald.

If you can’t travel to the Peloponnese peninsula to eat a savory hortopita treat, here’s the next best option: make it yourself.

On a luxurious journey from Singapore to Bangkok, writer Chris Colin lifts the veil on the magic—and mystery—of rail travel.

A blind man travels to Helsinki to find out if there’s more to Finland’s sauna culture than meets the eye.

Wandering Chef: Laurent Tourondel in Hong Kong

Founder’s note from the September/October 2011 print issue of AFAR Magazine.

An arctic voyage is a sensory experience unlike any other. At the southernmost tip of the world, everything feels ephemeral—but that’s the magic of it.

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent Chris Colin on a spontaneous journey to Iceland.