Unpacked by Afar tackles one tricky topic in travel each week. Whether you want to hack your points and miles, figure out where to travel next, or need advice on an ethical dilemma, we're your expert travel guides. Because the travel world is complicated. We're here to help you unpack it.
Introducing The Decision Coach: How to Make Big Choices
42 mins; May 02, 2024
Visiting Native Communities Is More Important Than Ever—Here’s How to Do It Right
27 mins; April 25, 2024
The True Story of One of the World's Most Diverse Cities
48 mins; April 18, 2024
Taylor Swift, New Flights, and Climate Change: Everything You Need to Know About Summer Travel This Year
38 mins; April 11, 2024
Behind the Scenes: How We Create Our Best New Hotels List
37 mins; April 04, 2024
This Midwestern City Is One of the Country’s Best-Kept Food Secrets
36 mins; March 28, 2024
At This Remote Island Resort, Staff Housing Is (Almost) as Luxurious as the Guest Quarters
20 mins; March 21, 2024
Why You Have to See the April Solar Eclipse, According to an Airstream-Loving Astronomy Expert
42 mins; March 14, 2024
Replay: Here's How to Get the Best Sleep While Traveling
34 mins; March 07, 2024
A Professional Decision Coach’s Secrets to Making Better Choices in Travel—and Beyond
34 mins; February 29, 2024
How to Budget for Travel, No Matter Your Income
44 mins; February 22, 2024
Unpacking Albuquerque
34 mins; February 15, 2024
At This London Tour Company, Formerly Unhoused People Are Your Guides
28 mins; February 08, 2024
You Can Get Free Flights and Hotel Stays Easier Than You Think. Here’s How.
52 mins; February 01, 2024
Where to Cruise This Year—Even if You Think You're Not a Cruiser
52 mins; January 25, 2024
The 25 Most Exciting Places to Travel in 2024
53 mins; January 18, 2024
Unpacked Returns: A Bigger, Brighter World Awaits
2 mins; January 04, 2024
Where to Travel This Winter
54 mins; September 28, 2023
Being a Person With Dwarfism Has Never Stopped Me From Exploring the World
36 mins; September 21, 2023
How Maps Reveal the Secrets of our World
44 mins; September 14, 2023
Can a Pledge Really Help Cure “Bad Tourists”?
23 mins; September 07, 2023
Think Travel Insurance Is Boring? Prepare to Be Dazzled (or Just Financially Protected).
38 mins; August 31, 2023
A Skeptic's Guide to Birdwatching
29 mins; August 24, 2023
National Parks Are America’s Greatest Idea—and Biggest Problem
27 mins; August 17, 2023
Should I Give Money to Panhandlers When I Travel?
28 mins; August 10, 2023
Will the "Real" Waikīkī Please Stand Up?
29 mins; August 03, 2023
The Promise and Peril of Digital Nomadism
33 mins; July 27, 2023
How to Get Airport Lounge Access, Even if You Don’t Have Airline Status
48 mins; July 20, 2023
The Secrets to Traveling Well With Children
42 mins; July 13, 2023
Summer Replay! The Best Places to Go in 2023
46 mins; July 06, 2023
A Flight Attendant's Tips for Flying With Kids—Without Losing Your Mind
41 mins; June 29, 2023
Inside Rick Steves’s Self-Imposed Carbon Tax
31 mins; June 22, 2023
Rick Steves Wants to Save the World, One Trip at a Time
47 mins; June 15, 2023
It's Not Too Late to Plan Your Summer Travels—Here's How
61 hours 14 mins; June 08, 2023
Are You Ready to Hand Over Your Travel Planning to the ChatGPT and AI Bots?
27 mins; June 01, 2023
The Making of a Patagonian National Park
41 mins; May 25, 2023
How to Make Hard Travel Funny, According to a Comedian
38 mins; May 18, 2023
Would You Hike 500 Miles With Your Teenager? Andrew McCarthy Said Yes.
49 mins; May 11, 2023
Why Do I Want to Stay for Another Drink? The Subconscious Power of Music in Hotels
28 mins; May 04, 2023
Ghosts, Celebs, and Rock ’n’ Roll: A History of NYC’s Hotel Chelsea
28 mins; April 27, 2023
How the Host of a Must-Watch Nature Show Deals With Climate Change
58 mins; April 20, 2023
How to Sleep Better While Traveling
36 mins; April 13, 2023
Into the Heart of North America's Iceland
42 mins; April 06, 2023
A National Parks Road Trip for the Ages
54 mins; March 30, 2023
Tourism Was Destroying Kerala. So Kerala Fought Back.
26 mins; March 23, 2023
Part II: A Man, a Dog, a Walk Around the World
97 hours 47 mins; March 16, 2023
A Man, a Dog, a Walk Around the World: Part I
110 hours 56 mins; March 09, 2023
How Travel Can Help Us Grieve
35 mins; March 02, 2023
How to Travel, and Soothe Your Anxiety, in a Climate-Changing World
57 mins; February 23, 2023
Forest Bathing Is for Everyone—Really!
47 mins; February 16, 2023
The Best Places to Travel in 2023
46 mins; February 09, 2023
Unpacked Is Back! (And a Little Different)
2 mins; January 27, 2023
Bonus Episode: Introducing Beyond the Raging Sea: State of Mind
34 mins; November 22, 2022
Is This Appropriate? How to (and How Not to) Engage With Cultural Tourism
