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AFAR sent writer Leslie Jamison to the Indian Ocean island nation with just 24 hours’ notice. Arriving with no preparation and no plan, she caught a ride to the war-torn north to find out what kind of traveler she truly is.

The dish is ubiquitous throughout the country, though nobody quite knows where it got its unusual name.

You needn’t look far to find the sources of Kerala’s cuisine, only as far as those green fields and forests and the proximity of the ocean. Restaurant and teahouse tables are laden with fresh fish and vegetables, local teas, and rice grown nearby. To your health!

Wandering Chef: Robbie Wilson in Singapore

How creativity and commerce have transformed a city of business into the world’s newest art capital.

These companies will help you explore and trace your ancestry.

Behind the Masks of Photographers Iris Brooks and Jon Davis

Discover what makes Zanzibar’s capital a destination worth visiting.

Nigeria’s film industry grows up.

A beach villa in the Bahamas gives two couples a taste of island life.

After a string of personal losses, a writer heads to Tamil Nadu seeking solace from her sorrows. It takes two temples, a palm leaf astrologer, and the driver of a velour-lined taxi to make her feel whole again.

Veteran traveler shares her best tips and stories from life on the road.

Wandering Chef: Susan Feniger on Global Street Food

AFAR chose a destination at random—by literally spinning a globe—and sent food writer Francis Lam on a spontaneous journey to St. Vincent.

In a square mile of West Texas, Chris Colin finds family and traces his roots back to a wilder America.