Travel Tales by AFAR

Travel, at its best, changes the way we see the world. Join us each week as we dig into stories from people who took a trip—and came home transformed. Travel Tales by AFAR is your ticket to the world, no passport required. Find more inspiration at afar.com/traveltales.

Places & Travel
1
Want to Get to the Soul of Switzerland? Jump In...
15 min
2
Only 10 People Have Walked Around the World—and...
42 min
3
A Cross-Country Road Trip Helped Make the World...
13 min
4
I Traveled the World With President Obama. Now,...
18 min
5
When Zebras Taught Me to Drive in Namibia
28 min
6
Is This Europe’s Most Underrated Food Tradition?
18 min
7
In Mumbai, Everyone Thought I Was a Local. Here...
13 min
8
The Unexpected Magic of a Turkish Barbershop
14 min
9
Replay: Comedian Michelle Buteau, "I Got Stood ...
17 min
10
Why This Man Biked Across the United States—Wit...
29 min
11
A Poet’s Pilgrimage to Italy’s Violin-Making Ca...
24 min
12
Big Animals, and Even Bigger Adventures, in a P...
27 min
13
I’ve Made Polar Bears My Life’s Work. Here's Wh...
19 min
14
The Plus-Size Traveler on a Mission to Change t...
32 min
15
A Canadian Grizzly Bear Changed My Life
29 min
16
Life Lessons From a Dutch Art Movement
26 min
17
A Blind Surfer Takes on Kauai’s Legendary Waves
32 min
18
On France’s Newest Food Trail, Life Is One Long...
26 min
19
Dolly Parton Went From a One-Room Cabin to a Sm...
16 min
20
A Food Writer Returned to Nigeria. The Experien...
20 min
21
Facing Mountains, Loss, and My Inner Overachiev...
31 min
22
Traveling With the Ghosts of Mumbai
22 min
23
50 Years After Picasso’s Death, I Retraced His ...
32 min
24
Comedian Baratunde Thurston Travels From Oregon...
Baratunde Thurston Shares His New Season of America Outdoors
38 min
25
And We're Back! Introducing Travel Tales, Season 4
1 min