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
1
Travel to Listen: Why This Southern City Is Ame...
18 min
2
Feel-Good Fridays: Pottery, a History-Making Pi...
13 min
3
Towing With an EV: What Hundreds of Miles Down ...
11 min
4
Feel-Good Fridays: A New Series for Brighter We...
13 min
5
We Towed an Airstream Down the Oregon Coast Usi...
28 min
6
Unpacked, Five Questions: Why This Photographer...
18 min
7
Forget the Algorithm. Here's How to Actually Ea...
38 min
8
The Joyful Instrument That Became the Sound of ...
15 min
9
How Two Years of Phone-Free Travel Rewired the ...
40 min
10
In the Age of AI, This Is What Only a Travel Ad...
36 min
11
An Architect's California: From LA's Secret Gar...
42 min
12
He's Been Designing California's Outdoors for D...
42 min
13
The Naturalist Who's Been Decoding—and Painting...
47 min
14
Drama, Geopolitics, and Glory: Inside the World...
40 min
15
This Theater Was a Refuge for Queer Americans. ...
17 min
16
The Hidden History of the World's Most Powerful...
32 min
17
The Military Secret That Could End Your Jet Lag...
19 min
18
Beyond the Canals: An Insider’s Guide to Amster...
52 min
19
The Lowdown on 2026: Everything You Need to Mak...
61 min
20
Why Spain’s Star Chefs Are Setting Up Michelin-...
25 min
21
Where to Go in 2026: The Five-Square-Mile Carib...
15 min
22
Where to Go in 2026: East London's Olympic Park...
17 min
23
Where to Go in 2026: The South Australian City ...
23 min
24
Where to Go in 2026: The Texas City Getting a J...
14 min
25
Where to Go in 2026: Malaysia's Most Overlooked...
26 min