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
Feel-Good Fridays: A New Series for Brighter We...
13 min
2
We Towed an Airstream Down the Oregon Coast Usi...
28 min
3
Unpacked, Five Questions: Why This Photographer...
18 min
4
Forget the Algorithm. Here's How to Actually Ea...
38 min
5
The Joyful Instrument That Became the Sound of ...
15 min
6
How Two Years of Phone-Free Travel Rewired the ...
40 min
7
In the Age of AI, This Is What Only a Travel Ad...
36 min
8
An Architect's California: From LA's Secret Gar...
42 min
9
He's Been Designing California's Outdoors for D...
42 min
10
The Naturalist Who's Been Decoding—and Painting...
47 min
11
Drama, Geopolitics, and Glory: Inside the World...
40 min
12
This Theater Was a Refuge for Queer Americans. ...
17 min
13
The Hidden History of the World's Most Powerful...
32 min
14
The Military Secret That Could End Your Jet Lag...
19 min
15
Beyond the Canals: An Insider’s Guide to Amster...
52 min
16
The Lowdown on 2026: Everything You Need to Mak...
61 min
17
Why Spain’s Star Chefs Are Setting Up Michelin-...
25 min
18
Where to Go in 2026: The Five-Square-Mile Carib...
15 min
19
Where to Go in 2026: East London's Olympic Park...
17 min
20
Where to Go in 2026: The South Australian City ...
23 min
21
Where to Go in 2026: The Texas City Getting a J...
14 min
22
Where to Go in 2026: Malaysia's Most Overlooked...
26 min
23
Where to Go in 2026: The White Lotus Architect ...
16 min
24
Where to Go in 2026: The Pacific Northwest's 80...
20 min
25
Where to Go in 2026: Trade the Serengeti Traffi...
24 min