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History + Culture

10 Essential European Gestures to Learn Before Your Next Trip

Language skills aren’t always enough—Europeans speak with their hands.

March 22, 2017 12:09 PM

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Chris Ciolli

Food + Drink

A Guide to Nova Scotia’s Secret Food and Wine Paradise

Atlantic Canada is a treasure trove for traveling foodies.

February 9, 2016 04:12 PM

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Renee Suen

Meet the Revolutionary Women Strumming Their Way Into the World of Flamenco Guitar

Travel Tales

Meet the Revolutionary Women in the World of Flamenco Guitar

A former child prodigy travels to Spain to revisit the instrument of her youth—and to learn flamenco guitar from the tocaoras playing to the top of the male-dominated world.

June 4, 2019 12:37 PM

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Lavinia Spalding

Art + Culture

This Photographer Is on a Quest to Redefine Beauty Around the World

Sara Melotti photographs the diverse beauty of women and girls around the globe—and asks them to define the word for themselves.

March 8, 2017 01:48 PM

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Sarah Buder

Photo Essays

8 Photos That Showcase the Dreams and Fears of Refugee Children

Through his series of theatrical photographs, Patrick Willocq gives a voice to refugee children from Burundi and Syria.

February 15, 2017 08:44 PM

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Sarah Purkrabek

People

Raul y Pipo: A Conversation Across the United States and Cuba

Two Cubans, one in Havana and one in California, talk immigration, daily life, and the future of the relationship between the United States and Cuba.

August 10, 2016 05:39 PM

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Staff

Travel Tips + Etiquette

12 Australian Slang Words You Need to Know

Feeling useless as an ashtray on a motorbike? No wukkers. Learning Australian slang is too easy with some fair dinkum tips. Sweet as!

May 4, 2016 08:43 PM

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Serena Renner

Travel Tips + Etiquette

5 Ways to Survive a Mercury Retrograde While Traveling

A professional astrologer gives tips on how to avoid travel disasters when the planets AREN’T aligned.

January 22, 2016 03:05 PM

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Ryan Evans

People

What It’s Actually Like to Live in the Galapagos Islands

An AFAR staffer spent months studying abroad in this cluster of Ecuadorian islands and fell in love with their way of life.

November 6, 2015 04:25 PM

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Samantha Juda

Style + Design

How an Alien Landscape Became Mexico City’s Modernist Mecca

Mid-century architect Luis Barragán fused nature with tradition to create a neighborhood that felt both new and deeply rooted in local culture.

October 16, 2017 01:05 PM

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Allegra Ben-Amotz

Travel Tips + Etiquette

4 Things You Didn’t Know About the Galápagos Islands

A former resident shares what you need to know before you take the trip.

January 8, 2015 03:45 PM

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Samantha Juda

Restaurants + Cafés

Here’s Why Alton Brown Is Ready to Move to New Zealand

Picturesque vistas. Oyster galore. A night market. It’s easy to fall in love with New Zealand—it certainly was for Alton Brown.

June 2, 2017 01:58 PM

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Alton Brown

Bali

Overview

June 27, 2022 05:40 PM

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Hannah Wijana

Restaurants + Cafés

The Mythical Beef Sandwich You Need in Your Life

Chef Samin Nosrat spent years hearing others fantasize about a particular Florentine panino. Her first bite didn’t go exactly as planned—but here’s why it was worth the pilgrimage.

April 14, 2017 12:15 PM

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Samin Nosrat

Art + Culture

HBO Writer Lolis Eric Elie on Why He Keeps Coming Back to Treme

A documentarian, food historian, and television writer shows us a New Orleans neighborhood beyond the typical tourist stops.

August 10, 2015 06:27 PM

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Jill K. Robinson

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