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AFAR’s co-founder on why we should keep traveling in the wake of tragedy

AFAR staffers share their accounts of varying acts of kindness and humanity they’ve experienced from strangers around the world.

In these turbulent times, it’s crucial that we keep packing our bags.

You won’t want to miss these unusual treats.

You’ll commune with plants, animals, and (usually) with other humans

When travel is stressful enough, skip cooking and feast at one of these hotels instead.

From fighting Ebola to dealing with the refugee crisis, this doctor has seen it all. This is what his life is like.

AFAR chose a destination at random and sent CNN political commentator Sally Kohn on 24 hours’ notice to a city renowned for its “coffee shops” but where tolerance has its limits.

Like Locals Do: Explore a City With a Greeter Guide

Expect to find much more than pommes frites, moules, and Brussels sprouts at the restaurants and bistros of Brussels. Belgian cuisine picks up traditions from the tables of its neighbors, France and Germany, as well as reflecting the cuisines of its international population and the bounty of local farms, ocean, and gardens.

Wandering Chef: John Currence in Charleston, South Carolina

Start by seeking out the country’s beer-brewing monks.

Charming any time of year, Brussels’ arcades and shopping streets offer top designer boutiques, whimsical gifts, or that perfect vintage treasure. Brussels may be known for diamonds, but you can find everything here: designer fashions, trendy vintage clothes, housewares, gifts for gourmets, and so much more.

Brussels is known for its Art Nouveau architecture, and many stunning examples still dot the city. But other eras are represented, and—if you’re willing to walk—you can spend a whole day admiring the best examples of Brussels architecture from throughout the ages.

Perhaps you don’t have all day to spend combing the extensive collections of the major museums. That’s OK, because Brussels has bite-sized cultural attractions, too.