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Inside Give Kids the World Village, where the ice cream is unlimited, nightly tuck-ins from six-foot bunny rabbits are complimentary, and Santa Claus visits every Thursday.
Katherine LaGrave Afar Feb 2021 25min Permalink
Since 1932, the tiny town of Rugby, North Dakota, has claimed to be the geographical center of North America. But as with most things, the truth depends on who’s telling it.
Katherine LaGrave Afar Jun 2020 15min Permalink
Headlines have portrayed Australia’s bucket-list destination as dead, or dying. But that’s an oversimplification of a complex story—and the most dire threat from tourism may be what you least expect.
Juli Berwald Afar Apr 2020 15min Permalink
A visually impaired traveler journeys through the wilds of Zimbabwe and discovers a side of the safari experience that very few know.
Ryan Knighton Afar Jun 2017 15min Permalink
On the long wait and the magical payoff.
Helen Rosner Afar Jul 2018 10min Permalink
“Last August, I found myself wrung out and miserable over the state of the United States—the vitriol of the presidential election, the deep chasms of reality where we all seemed to find ourselves. I wanted to get the hell away, but not just away. I wanted out. I wanted nothing that resembled where I was coming from. I wanted everything new.”
Taffy Brodesser-Akner Afar Jun 2017 15min Permalink
A last-minute trip to Sri Lanka.
Leslie Jamison Afar Jan 2015 Permalink
The city through the eyes of a four-year-old.
Chris Colin Afar Oct 2014 15min Permalink
A trip to Antarctica.
Chris Jones Afar Jun 2014 Permalink