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Filmmaker Daniel Troia pictured cycling down a two-lane highway on a clear, sunny day.
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S5, E4: Why This Man Biked Across the United States—Without Any Food or Money
June 25, 2024 10:27 AM
Brick buildings with statues in Cremona, Italy.
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S5, E3: A Poet’s Pilgrimage to Italy’s Violin-Making Capital
June 19, 2024 10:31 AM
The glamping site at Patagonia Azul
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S5, E2: Big Animals, and Even Bigger Adventures, in a Part of Argentina Few Travelers Visit
June 11, 2024 06:42 PM
A polar bear stands on its hind legs on snow.
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S5, E1: I’ve Made Polar Bears My Life’s Work. Here’s Why Everyone Should Travel to See Them.
June 04, 2024 06:45 AM
Jeff Jenkins trains at the dojo with a young wrestler for his Sumo match in Japan. (National Geographic for Disney/Noel Milafu)
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S4, E11: The Plus-Size Traveler on a Mission to Change the World
December 12, 2023 06:12 PM
White bear searching for salmon in river, Pacific Coast, BC, Canada
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S4, E10: A Canadian Grizzly Bear Changed My Life
December 01, 2023 12:50 PM
Utrecht canals
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S4, E9: Life Lessons From a Dutch Art Movement
November 28, 2023 01:14 PM
Ryan Knighton, a blind surfer, is guided along the beach in Hanalei Bay, by Johnny, a local surf instructor.
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S4, E8: A Blind Surfer Takes on Kauai’s Legendary Waves
November 20, 2023 12:30 PM
The 17th-century Fountain of Four Dolphins in Aix-en-Provence
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S4, E7: How to Eat Your Way Along France’s Finest Food Trail
November 13, 2023 11:05 PM
Dolly Parton at Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort media event held on November 2, 2023, at the HeartSong Lodge & Resort in Pigeon Forge, TN. © Curtis Hilbun / Dollywood
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S4, E6: How Dolly Parton Went From a One-Room Cabin to a Smoky Mountains Empire
November 07, 2023 03:57 PM
Lifestyle scenes from Lagos, Nigeria
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S4, E5: It’s Time to Taste Lagos
October 31, 2023 01:29 PM
Europe’s Most Overlooked Region Is Ready for Its Close-Up
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S4, E4: A Walk on the Slovenian Side
October 23, 2023 07:11 PM
Two people embracing near the harbor of Mumbai.
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S4, E3: The Ghosts of Mumbai
October 17, 2023 02:08 PM
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S4, E2: Traveling in Picasso’s Footsteps
October 12, 2023 07:20 PM
Baratunde Thurston
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S4, E1: Baratunde Thurston Wants to Tell a Better Story of Us
October 05, 2023 07:58 PM
Baratunde Thurston canoes in the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia for his show, America Outdoors.
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We’re Back! Travel Tales by AFAR Podcast Returns for Season 4
October 05, 2023 08:00 AM
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Aislyn Greene
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Travel Tales by AFAR
May 10, 2023 01:28 PM
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S3, E6: For Two Australian Sisters, a Trip to Cairns Brings a Chance to Reconnect
October 31, 2022 03:25 PM
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S3, E5: Learning to Sing in Vienna, the City of Music
October 25, 2022 04:53 PM
J.R. Harris hiking in Torres del Paine National Park, Chilean Patagonia, in 1995; man in a red bucket hat with a large camping backpack on his back overlooking a snow-capped mountain range and valley.
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S3, E4: A Septuagenarian Explorer Hits the Road
October 18, 2022 06:32 PM
Winding road curving into hilly land.
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S3, E3: A Roguish Irish Road Trip in Search of One’s Roots
October 11, 2022 08:31 PM
Amtrak's Coast Starlight train at sunset.
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S3, E2: A Love Letter to the West Coast by Rail
September 27, 2022 03:51 PM
An image of a vibrant plaza in Cartagena, Colombia.
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S3, E1: In Colombia, Searching for Culture—and Connection
September 13, 2022 04:22 PM
Rough Waters: What It’s Like to Kayak Blind Through the Grand Canyon
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Rough Waters: What It’s Like to Kayak Blind Through the Grand Canyon
November 05, 2021 05:26 PM
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Aislyn Greene
The Highways That Carry Us Home
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The Highways That Carry Us Home
October 28, 2021 02:28 PM
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Kelli Jo Ford
In Ghana, a Chef Searching for Her Roots Finds Open Arms—and Open Kitchens
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In Ghana, a Chef Searching for Her Roots Finds Open Arms—and Open Kitchens
October 18, 2021 05:54 PM
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Zoe Adjonyoh
The Māori Village Where New Zealand Tourism Began
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The Māori Village Where New Zealand Tourism Began
September 30, 2021 12:45 PM
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Rēnata West
Why Johnson City, Tennessee, Is My Nepal
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Why Johnson City, Tennessee, Is My Nepal
September 23, 2021 10:46 AM
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Carolina Quiroga-Stultz
The Life-Changing Magic of Surrendering to Travel
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The Life-Changing Magic of Surrendering to Travel
September 09, 2021 05:35 PM
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Maggie Shipstead
Lessons on Travel—and Friendship—From the Women of Pan Am
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Lessons on Travel—and Friendship—From the Women of Pan Am
August 03, 2021 02:36 PM
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Julia Cosgrove
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