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AFAR chose a destination at random and sent writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner— with 24 hours’ notice—to Switzerland, where she learned a lesson in Swiss serenity.

Mallorca: Spanish Style Beyond the Beach

Here’s what happened when the lure of clear streams, endless skies, and elusive fish brought two best friends to the ends of the earth.

Like Locals Do: Explore a City With a Greeter Guide

Chefs and cowboys, chickens and mongooses, guitars and King Kong—they’ve all found new lives on Kauai, an island where the only constant is change.

When a traveler faces grief in Varanasi, his perspective on life and death goes up in smoke.

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent writer Brett Martin with 24-hours’ notice to the most challenging island in the Caribbean.

Authentic Aloha

Where to eat, stay, and hike in Matakana Coast, New Zealand.

A bluegrass fiddler travels to Vienna to learn how to sing—and how to embrace the city’s most famous art: opera.

In this town, the South American spirit, Pisco, has been made for centuries.

Get to know this east-side neighborhood.

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent writer Kevin Bleyer on a spontaneous journey to Guyana.

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

Long before his episode debuted in the new season of Netflix’s “Chef’s Table: Pastry,” chef Will Goldfarb told AFAR how he dreams up delicious pastries with help from Indonesia’s local sugar source.