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Hiking + Cycling

Why Your Winter Cycling Trip Should Be in Tucson

It’s not just the winding trails and desert vistas that make this an ideal winter cycling destination.

October 12, 2018 06:13 PM

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Frederick Reimers

Hotels

The Best New Hotels in the World: The 2020 Stay List

These new hotels also build genuine connections between their guests and their local communities.

April 8, 2020 11:45 AM

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Jennifer Flowers

Volcanoes Safaris just celebrated 25 years of connecting travelers with gorillas—and the surrounding communities.

Travel for Good

The Key to Great Ape Protection? Supporting Nearby Villages, Says Volcanoes Safaris

On a mountain gorilla trek with Volcanoes Safaris in Rwanda and Uganda, one traveler learns about the human side of great ape conservation.

October 20, 2022 01:48 PM

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Bailey Berg

Weekend Getaways

10 Small Towns in the U.S. to Visit This Winter

Bigger isn’t always better when it’s time to get away. Case in point: These smaller, off-the-radar enclaves across the United States are well worth the wander come wintertime.

December 3, 2019 05:31 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

Road Trips

8 Scenic East Coast Road Trips to Take This Year

Pick a podcast, gas up (or charge up), and hit the road for one of these epic drives.

May 25, 2022 08:16 PM

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Ray Rogers

AFAR Advisor

Indagare’s Global Classroom Is Virtual Travel Done Really Well—See You in the Bahamas

Melissa Biggs Bradley and Indagare Travel are recreating virtual travel experiences by connecting stuck-at-home travelers with locals in other countries.

April 13, 2020 12:46 PM

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Annie Fitzsimmons

Epic Trips

On a Cruise to the Remote Arctic, Where Polar Bears Roam (for Now)

What an expedition cruise in the rugged yet fragile High Arctic can teach travelers about the planet.

October 10, 2022 01:44 PM

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Bailey Berg

Destination Spotlight

Attractions You Can Only Find in Asheville

From a hemp farm with goat yoga to a wedding chapel with vintage clothing for sale, these businesses make Asheville unlike anywhere else.

April 3, 2021 11:46 AM

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Joanne O’Sullivan

Natural Wonders

“Unbearable” Crowds Force California Town to Restrict Access to Poppy Bloom

The poppy fields in Lake Elsinore, California, reopened on Monday morning after authorities shut off access to the bloom when a massive crowd descended upon the town this weekend.

March 18, 2019 06:32 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Outdoor Adventure

Cloud Forest Hikes, Night Kayaking, Rare Parrot-Spotting, and More in Puerto Rico’s Great Outdoors

With mountains, rainforest, and the Caribbean Sea—including after-hours bioluminescent bays—there’s so much more to do in Puerto Rico beyond sunbathing.

Sponsored by Discover Puerto Rico

Other

The Essential Guide to New Brunswick

Visit this wide-ranging province for outdoor adventure, historic sites, delicious seafood, and scenic sand dunes, sea caves, and rock towers.

February 19, 2020 12:22 PM

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Barbara Peck

Cities We Love

The 7 Best Vendors at Washington, D.C.’s Union Market

Fill up on bagels, eggplant-stuffed dosas, crème brûlée doughnuts, and more.

February 18, 2020 04:39 PM

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Natalie Beauregard

History + Culture

The History Lover’s Guide to Curaçao

Leave the beaches behind for sites that speak to this Caribbean island’s complex history.

July 14, 2021 05:32 PM

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Rosalind Cummings-Yeates

Tips + News

These Travel Companies Will Help You Aid in California’s Wildfire Relief Efforts

United MileagePlus members can earn up to 1,000 bonus award miles for contributing to relief organizations, and Airbnb is connecting those displaced by the fires with free housing.

November 14, 2018 05:02 PM

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Michelle Baran

Family Travel

Not Just for Kids: Theme Parks and Museums We’re Obsessing Over

As Disneyland announces its reopening, we round up the museums, exhibits, and theme parks we would plan a trip around.

March 23, 2021 02:48 PM

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Staff

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