Unpacked by Afar

Unpacked by Afar is your weekly guide to where to go, how to travel, and everything worth unpacking in between. Each week, host Aislyn Greene and the Afar team travel the world and dig into the big questions behind every great trip, from the best new hotels and national parks to traveling more responsibly. Some weeks we follow a story through music, food, and culture. Others we tackle a tricky topic, share our favorite destinations, or help you plan where to go next. Because the travel world is complicated. We're here to help you unpack it.


Places & Travel
Food
Society & Culture
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Travel to Listen: Why This Southern City Is Ame...
18 min
27
Feel-Good Friday: Pottery, a History-Making Pil...
13 min
28
Towing With an EV: What Hundreds of Miles Down ...
11 min
29
Feel-Good Fridays: A New Series for Brighter We...
13 min
30
We Towed an Airstream Down the Oregon Coast Usi...
28 min
31
Unpacked, Five Questions: Why This Photographer...
18 min
32
Forget the Algorithm. Here's How to Actually Ea...
38 min
33
The Joyful Instrument That Became the Sound of ...
15 min
34
How Two Years of Phone-Free Travel Rewired the ...
40 min
35
In the Age of AI, This Is What Only a Travel Ad...
36 min
36
An Architect's California: From LA's Secret Gar...
42 min
37
He's Been Designing California's Outdoors for D...
42 min
38
The Naturalist Who's Been Decoding—and Painting...
47 min
39
Drama, Geopolitics, and Glory: Inside the World...
40 min
40
This Theater Was a Refuge for Queer Americans. ...
17 min
41
The Hidden History of the World's Most Powerful...
32 min
42
The Military Secret That Could End Your Jet Lag...
19 min
43
Beyond the Canals: An Insider’s Guide to Amster...
52 min
44
The Lowdown on 2026: Everything You Need to Mak...
61 min
45
Why Spain’s Star Chefs Are Setting Up Michelin-...
25 min
46
Where to Go in 2026: The Five-Square-Mile Carib...
15 min
47
Where to Go in 2026: East London's Olympic Park...
17 min
48
Where to Go in 2026: The South Australian City ...
23 min
49
Where to Go in 2026: The Texas City Getting a J...
14 min
50
Where to Go in 2026: Malaysia's Most Overlooked...
26 min