St. Thomas is surrounded by several islands that make appealing half- or full-day trips. Take a 10-minute ferry ride from the Crown Bay Marina to Water Island. It’s a short hike over the hill to ...

Cindy Barks is a freelance travel writer and award-winning newspaper journalist based in Prescott, Arizona. Over the past decade, she has written travel-focused articles for Rails to Trails ...

Located in the ancient Saudi Arabian town of AlUla, Dar Tantora the House Hotel feels like a step back in time.

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A variety of factors contribute to aviophobia, or a fear of flying. When plane crashes occur and there’s heightened media ...

Afar's resident hotel expert uncovers 12 of the most alluring new and renovated hotels of 2025, from California to Indonesia.

There are plenty of places that everyone wants to visit, and for good reason. The Taj Mahal, Paris, all of Italy . . . But there’s a whole rest of the world out there, too, with lots of fantastic ...

The Chesapeake Bay, one of the world’s most bountiful estuaries, has sustained life for thousands of years—and now its vibrant maritime culture and Virginia Beach’s saltwater fishing experiences star ...

Art lovers will have a new favorite destination in Texas this year when the final pieces of El Paso’s Downtown Arts District slot into place, bringing a cultural renaissance to a city worth a visit in ...

Palaces and castles—with their soaring towers and whimsical gardens—are opulent estates often intertwined with fiction. But storybook fortresses aren’t exclusive to mythical kingdoms and romantic ...