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.
1
Asheville Hiking, Waterfalls, and the Oldest Mo...
Into the Pisgah forest, where the oldest mountains on Earth pack climbing, waterfalls, and a natural water slide into one valley.
18 min
2
Asheville Food and the Growth of a Farm-to-Tabl...
A walking food tour of a mountain city where farm-to-table is geography, not a slogan, and a look at who gets to shape its food.
27 min
3
Black Mountain and the Region's Creative Soul |...
A tiny mountain town, a legendary vanished art college, and the nearly lost blues at the root of the region’s sound.
22 min
4
Asheville Wellness and 150 Years of the Mountai...
Inside 150 years of Asheville wellness, from mountain-air cures to modern salt caves.
17 min
5
Asheville History and the Making of a Mountain ...
Tracing Asheville history on foot, from a Cherokee crossroads to the Vanderbilts to the Black community that built the city.
28 min
6
The City of Good Neighbors: A Buffalo Travel St...
Inside the City of Good Neighbors, from Dyngus Day to a refugee's first winter.
22 min
7
Beyond the Wing: How Buffalo's Food Scene Quiet...
20 min
8
Following the Lewis and Clark National Historic...
36 min
9
Queer Travel Is About Joy, Not Just Safety
33 min
10
Travel to Listen: Everyone Knows Motown. Not Ev...
19 min
11
Feel-Good Friday: The Viral World Cup Food Obse...
10 min
12
Why a Michigan Road Trip Might Be the Best Way ...
39 min
13
Feel-Good Friday: An Ode to Obama, New London M...
12 min
14
Why the Best New Hotels of 2026 Aren’t All "New"
37 min
15
Travel to Listen: The Spacey, Sunbaked Rock of ...
11 min
16
Feel-Good Friday: Australia’s Plastic Win, a D...
14 min
17
What a Safari Looks Like When a Woman Is at the...
29 min
18
Feel-Good Friday: A Queer Dance Revolution, Do...
15 min
19
What My 96-Year-Old Grandmother Taught Me About...
35 min
20
Travel to Listen: The City That Made Prince
17 min
21
Feel-Good Friday: A Road Trip, a Public Health ...
11 min
22
Feel-Good Friday: A Hidden India, a Celebrity E...
13 min
23
Travel to Listen: Why This Southern City Is Ame...
18 min
24
Feel-Good Friday: Pottery, a History-Making Pil...
13 min
25
Towing With an EV: What Hundreds of Miles Down ...
11 min