The 2 Best Unpacked by AFAR Podcast Episodes
1) Let's Scale Back That Revenge Travel, Shall We?
Today, we're talking about revenge. Well, sort of. In this episode, writer Paige McClanahan—host of the Better Travel Podcast—explores the concept of "revenge travel." While it's so tempting to want t...Show More
2) How Maps Reveal the Secrets of our World
You may use Google Maps every day, but how often do you think about how that map was made—and more importantly, who made it? In today’s episode of Unpacked, we do just that. You’ll never again look at...Show More
3) Where to Go in 2026: The Five-Square-Mile Caribbean Island That's Nothing Like Its Neighbors
It's a shiny new year, so this month on Unpacked, we're diving into Afar's Where to Go list: 24 emerging regions and overlooked locales to explore this year. Places like Saba, a tiny Dutch ...Show More
4) Where to Go in 2026: East London's Olympic Park Has Transformed Into a Cultural Powerhouse
It's a shiny new year, so this month on Unpacked, we're diving into Afar's Where to Go list: 24 emerging regions and overlooked locales to explore this year. Like East London, where a billion...Show More
5) Where to Go: The South Australian City That Punches Above Its Weight
It's a shiny new year, so this month on Unpacked, we're diving into Afar's Where to Go list. And in 2026, we want to lessen the burden on overtouristed destinations and expand visitation to ot...Show More
6) Where to Go in 2026: The Texas City Getting a Juneteenth Museum, FIFA World Cup Matches, and a Cowgirl Museum Expansion
It's a shiny new year, so this month on Unpacked, we're diving into Afar's Where to Go list—24 emerging regions and overlooked locales to explore this year. Like Fort Worth, Texas, a city tha...Show More
7) Where to Go in 2026: Malaysia's Most Overlooked Island Is a Feast for Every Sense
It's a shiny new year, so this month on Unpacked, we're diving into Afar's Where to Go list. In 2026, we want to lessen the burden on overtouristed destinations and expand visitation to othe...Show More
8) Where to Go in 2026: The White Lotus Architect Designed a Hotel in This Vietnamese City—Now the World Is Noticing
It's a fresh new year and this month on Unpacked, we're diving into Afar's Where to Go in 2026 list—but this year's picks are different. In 2026, we want to lessen the burden on overtouristed destinat...Show More
9) Where to Go in 2026: The Pacific Northwest's 80-Mile Playground Just Got Even Better
It's a shiny new year, so this month on Unpacked, we're diving into Afar's Where to Go list. And this year's list is a little different. Because in 2026, we want to lessen the burden on overtouris...Show More
10) Where to Go in 2026: Trade the Serengeti Traffic for This Under-the-Radar Kenyan Safari
This month on Unpacked, we're diving into Afar's just-released Where to Go list—but this year's picks are different. In 2026, we want to lessen the burden on overtouristed destinations and expand vi...Show More