The 7 Best Travel Tales by AFAR Podcast Episodes
1) Life Lessons From a Dutch Art Movement
Can geometric shapes heal the world? That's what the artists of the De Stijl movement—which came of age in the Netherlands after World War I—believed. Piet Mondrian is one of the most famous members o...Show More
2) Chasing a Lost Recipe in the Philippines
Chef Sheldon Simeon grew up eating his grandmother’s revered pork adobo—well, a version of it. See, the dish had evolved since his grandparents emigrated from the Philippines to Hawai‘i in the 1930s. ...Show More
3) The Incredibly True Story of Renting a Friend in Tokyo
Contributing writer Chris Colin travels to Tokyo to rent a friend. Sounds kitschy, right? But as he navigates his newly forged—and reasonably priced—relationships with Miyabi, Yumi, and Yusuke, Chris ...Show More
4) In Ghana, a Chef Finds Open Arms—and Open Kitchens
As a kid growing up in London, chef Zoe Adjonyoh learned to cook by watching her father make the foods he ate as a kid growing up in Ghana. As an adult, she opened a restaurant devoted to dishes like ...Show More
5) Comedian Michelle Buteau: I Got Stood Up in Paris!
Comedian Michelle Buteau traveled with her best friend, Cynthia, to Paris to drink wine and meet French boys, because that’s what you do when you’re in your 20s and searching for love (or lust). Only ...Show More
6) Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka (Kinda) Finds Her Dad in Bali
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka never really knew her dad. As a kid, she and her grandmother had moved from Japan to L.A. and, over the years, her relationship with her dad dissolved. Years later, she flew t...Show More
7) A Malaysian Chef Traces Her Roots
Francis Lam, a writer and host of NPR's Splendid Table, discovers the island’s multicultural flavors when he joins a Malaysia-born San Francisco chef for a bittersweet homecoming. Like what you hear? ...Show More
8) The Ambassador, the President, and Me: an Unlikely Reunion in India
Author Charmaine Craig had always felt mysteriously drawn to India—pulled by childhood family legends of ancestors who arrived there centuries ago and copper plates inscribed with ancient privileges t...Show More
9) 'Pack Light' Is a Lie: What a 16-Year-Old Learned About Travel (and Life) in Guatemala
When 16-year-old Jayla Nicholas from New York City packed her one carry-on suitcase for Guatemala, she thought she had everything figured out. A seasoned city kid who loves the smell of airports and d...Show More
10) Replay: Why a Wildlife Biologist Traded Mice for the World's Most Dangerous Predator
When polar bear biologist Alysa McCall was growing up in Kamloops, British Columbia, watching black bears raid fruit trees outside her living room window, she never imagined she'd dedicate her life to...Show More