Spring 2024

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AFAR magazine - Where Travel Can Take You

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MORE 2023 JAMES BEARD AWARDS THAN ANY OTHER CITY? Philly, baby!
And you thought Philly was just a cheesesteak town. VISITPHILLY.COM
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FOUNDERS Greg Sullivan & Joe Diaz VP, EDITOR IN CHIEF Julia Cosgrove EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Sarika Bansal @sarika008 CREATIVE DIRECTOR Supriya Kalidas @supriyakalidas EXECUTIVE EDITOR Billie Cohen @billietravels SENIOR DEPUTY EDITOR Jennifer Flowers @jen
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A Big Year for Hotels
THIS PAST DECEMBER, I attended the International Luxury Travel Market in Cannes, France, the premier annual gathering for travel professionals. And in the 15 years of AFAR’s existence, I’ve never been more excited by what’s going on in the world of h
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Lost in Translation
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED languages. I began learning French and German in middle school, and by the time I graduated from high school, I had two years of upper-level French and Italian, three years of upper-level German, and a foundation in opera, which g
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How Can I Make the Most of a Travel Advisor?
Planning trips these days can feel like a full-time job: flights to book, an itinerary to perfect, the best restaurants and hotel suites to reserve. Luckily, it literally is a full-time job for many knowledgeable people—and they’ll do all the plannin
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The Best New Hotels in the World
A GREAT HOTEL can define an entire trip. So each year, AFAR’s team of experts selects the world’s best new and renovated arrivals, whether it’s an Edwardian landmark in central London, a high-design hideaway in Marrakech, or a canvas-walled luxury ca
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5 Openings to Watch in 2024
The U.S. debut of Malta-based Corinthia Hotels, slated for summer 2024, will occupy a 1926 residence hotel in New York City that once hosted the likes of JFK and Bette Davis. The 100 rooms and suites will be dressed up with richly textured fabrics in
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In Sicily, A Grand Experiment Is Underway: Reviving Centuries-old Villages By Selling Off Vacant Houses For Next To Nothing.
LIKE ANY SMALL TOWN that isn’t yours, Sambuca di Sicilia, located about an hour’s drive south of the Sicilian capital, Palermo, feels a little intimidating at first. Stroll its perimeter on a late afternoon in winter, when the sun sets the buildings
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The Afar Guide To Sicily
At various points in history, the island’s capital has been under the control of Romans, Byzantines, Normans, Arabs, Germans, French, and Spanish—and their influences can be seen in the art, architecture, and food. Palermo’s notable center includes t
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Into the Mystic
I don’t see how we’re making it to dinner,I said to my husband, Taylor,as we picked our way up a craggy hill, our backs to the North Atlantic.We were 13 miles intoa 43-mile, three-day trek across the Dingle Peninsula,Ireland’s westernmost promontory.
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Great American Cities PHILADELPHIA
For years, travelers have visited Philadelphia to experience stories written long ago: to walk in Benjamin Franklin’s footsteps, see the birth-place of the Declaration of Independence, and, of course, check out that broken bell. But the stories unfol
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My House, My Rules
“I STARTED TO FALL IN LOVE with Philly slowly. I moved here for my relationship. I did not think of it as my home, since I was coming from Bangkok, where I had a full life. In my hometown [Yan Ta Khao in southern Thailand], my family took care of eve
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A Life In Color
“I GREW UP ON Fourth Street and Dickinson in South Philly. I always liked drawing and art. My mom is a talented seamstress; she didn’t go to school for design, but she always made her own clothes and our Christmas and Easter outfits. I started sewing
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The Afar Guide To philadelphia
Every few years, Philly seems to undergo a pizza boom. The latest entry in must-have pies is the samosa pizza at Carbon Copy, a brewery in West Philly. A white pizza topped with potatoes and Madras curry oil, it is a contender for one of the city’s b
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Art Alfresco
“I GREW UP IN PHILLY, and yet I can probably count on one hand how many times I went to any of the museums. I remember being in high school, going to the Philly Museum of Art, and hearing people say words I had never heard of. It made me feel ‘less t
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Philly In Eight Courses
“I REMEMBER FONDLY being a kid in West Philly; there were a ton of eateries we would go to on Sundays. That was my food upbringing here, the local restaurants. Places like Big George’s were our Sylvia’s [an iconic soul food restaurant in Harlem, New
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Drive Long and Prosper
NEVADA IS SAID TO BE one of the most paranormally active places in the U.S.—making it an ideal destination for me, a person drawn to the odd and unusual. Ghosts and aliens have (allegedly) been spotted across the Silver State, but many unexplainable
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Writer | IG @bymrsamos The founding editor of Harper’s Bazaar Australia, Lee Tulloch is the author of five novels, including Fabulous Nobodies (William Morrow, 1989). For The Best New Hotels in the World (p.33) she visited Southern Ocean Lodge, locat

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