Unpacked by Afar

Unpacked by AFAR tackles one tricky topic in travel each week. Whether you want to hack your points and miles, figure out where to travel next, or need advice on an ethical dilemma, we're your expert travel guides. Because the travel world is complicated. We're here to help you unpack it.

Places & Travel
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The Secrets to Traveling Well With Children
37 min
102
Summer Replay! The Best Places to Go in 2023
40 min
103
A Flight Attendant's Tips for Flying With Kids—...
36 min
104
Inside Rick Steves’s Self-Imposed Carbon Tax
26 min
105
Rick Steves Wants to Save the World, One Trip a...
41 min
106
It's Not Too Late to Plan Your Summer Travels—H...
55 min
107
Are You Ready to Hand Over Your Travel Planning...
21 min
108
The Making of a Patagonian National Park
35 min
109
How to Make Hard Travel Funny, According to a C...
32 min
110
Would You Hike 500 Miles With Your Teenager? An...
43 min
111
Why Do I Want to Stay for Another Drink? The Su...
22 min
112
Ghosts, Celebs, and Rock ’n’ Roll: A History of...
22 min
113
How the Host of a Must-Watch Nature Show Deals ...
53 min
114
How to Sleep Better While Traveling
30 min
115
Into the Heart of North America's Iceland
36 min
116
A National Parks Road Trip for the Ages
48 min
117
Tourism Was Destroying Kerala. So Kerala Fought...
20 min
118
Part II: A Man, a Dog, a Walk Around the World
92 min
119
Part I: A Man, a Dog, a Walk Around the World
105 min
120
How Travel Can Help Us Grieve
29 min
121
How to Travel, and Soothe Your Anxiety, in a Cl...
51 min
122
Happy New(ish) Year! Now, Go Hug a Tree
41 min
123
The Best Places to Travel in 2023
40 min
124
Unpacked Is Back! (And a Little Different)
2 min
125
Is This Appropriate? How to (and How Not to) En...
26 min