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Travel Tales by Afar — 83 episodes
The Ambassador, the President, and Me: an Unlikely Reunion in India
'Pack Light' Is a Lie: What a 16-Year-Old Learned About Travel (and Life) in Guatemala
Replay: Why a Wildlife Biologist Traded Mice for the World's Most Dangerous Predator
What 400 Miles of Hitchhiking the Oregon Coast Taught Me About Home
Wait, Coleslaw Is What? The Surprising Tales of Classic American Foods
Summer Replay! The Surfer Who Feels Everything
Space, Sea, and the Nudge That Saved His Life
The Woman Who Turned Dancing into a Passport to the World
A Ride Through South Dakota’s Most Misunderstood Festival
What Touring America Taught a Southern Comic About Reading a Crowd
In the Warming Arctic, These Inuit Traditions Refuse to Disappear
I Solo Hiked 7,500 Miles from Cape Town to Cairo—and Found Connection at Every Step
Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski Ate Around the World With Your Favorite Celebrities. These Are the Meals That Still Haunt Him
The Spontaneous (Travel!) Story of How Afar Came to Be
EWant to Get to the Soul of Switzerland? Jump Into a River.
Only 10 People Have Walked Around the World—and One Dog.
A Cross-Country Road Trip Helped Make the World Safer (and More Fun!) for Queer Travelers
I Traveled the World With President Obama. Now, I Help Give Young Women the Same Chance.
When Zebras Taught Me to Drive in Namibia
Is This Europe’s Most Underrated Food Tradition?
In Mumbai, Everyone Thought I Was a Local. Here’s How I Became One.
The Unexpected Magic of a Turkish Barbershop
Replay: Comedian Michelle Buteau, "I Got Stood Up in Paris!"
EWhy This Man Biked Across the United States—Without Any Food or Money
A Poet’s Pilgrimage to Italy’s Violin-Making Capital
Big Animals, and Even Bigger Adventures, in a Part of Argentina Few Travelers Visit
I’ve Made Polar Bears My Life’s Work. Here's Why Everyone Should Travel to See Them.
The Plus-Size Traveler on a Mission to Change the World
A Canadian Grizzly Bear Changed My Life
Life Lessons From a Dutch Art Movement
A Blind Surfer Takes on Kauai’s Legendary Waves
On France’s Newest Food Trail, Life Is One Long, Gorgeous Meal
Dolly Parton Went From a One-Room Cabin to a Smoky Mountains Empire
A Food Writer Returned to Nigeria. The Experience Helped Her Reclaim Her Roots.
Facing Mountains, Loss, and My Inner Overachiever on Slovenia’s Newest Hiking Trail
Traveling With the Ghosts of Mumbai
50 Years After Picasso’s Death, I Retraced His Life in Europe
Comedian Baratunde Thurston Travels From Oregon to Maine to Tell a Better Story of America
And We're Back! Introducing Travel Tales, Season 4
For Two Australian Sisters, a Trip to Cairns Brings Living Dinosaurs, Wild Forests—and a Chance to Reconnect
Learning to Sing in Vienna, the City of Music
1,500 miles, Three Cities, One Mini Cooper: A Septuagenarian Explorer Hits the Road
A Roguish Irish Road Trip in Search of One's Roots
A Love Letter to the West Coast by Rail
In Colombia, Searching for Culture—and Connection
On the Road Again: Introducing Season 3
A Look Back: Embracing the Unknown in Rio de Janeiro
A Look Back: Kayaking Blind Through the Grand Canyon
Summer Replay! Meet the Globetrotting Women of Pan Am
Summer Replay! Comedian Michelle Buteau Got Stood Up in Paris
EUnpacked by AFAR: "Let's Scale Back That Revenge Travel, Shall We?"
Rough Waters: Kayaking Blind Through the Grand Canyon
The Highways That Carry Us Home
In Ghana, a Chef Finds Open Arms—and Open Kitchens
A British Violinist Embraces the Music of the American South
The Māori Village Where New Zealand Tourism Began
Why Johnson City, Tennessee, Is My Nepal
Searching for Inspiration in the Norwegian Arctic
Tuscany Is a Book-Lover’s Paradise
Lessons About Travel—and Friendship—from the Women of Pan Am
Comedian Michelle Buteau: I Got Stood Up in Paris!
EComedian Atsuko Okatsuka (Kinda) Finds Her Dad in Bali
Finding Home in London's Carnival
Chasing a Lost Recipe in the Philippines
Inside a Daring Giraffe Rescue in Kenya
The Healing Power of Maine's Forests
Season 2 Trailer: The World Awaits
Embracing the Unknown in Rio de Janeiro
In India, Learning to Speak the Language of the Forest
Ghana’s Outstretched Hand
The First Female Flamenco Guitarists, Turning Suffering Into Passion
What a Canadian Train Trip Can Teach Us About Kindness
A Walk on Japan's Quiet Side
In Pursuit of Portugal
How to See the Morocco Most Tourists Don't
Is Amsterdam Really as Tolerant as It Seems?
A Malaysian Chef Reclaims Her Past with Laksa
Why a Train Trip Across the U.S. Is the Fastest Way to Slow Down
The Incredibly True Story of Renting a Friend in Tokyo
Why Did I Bring a Teenager to Venice?
Comedian Negin Farsad Makes Kansas City Laugh—And A Little Uncomfortable
A Blind Man’s Trip Will Change the Way You Think About Safaris
Introducing: Travel Tales by AFAR