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Ancestry Travel: Tracing a Family Tree Through England & Norway
Ancestry Travel: Tracing a Family Tree Through England & Norway
How one family turned a trip to explore their roots into an epic ancestral showdown.
Ada Calhoun
Feb 11, 2020
Norway and the Disappearing Winter
Norway and the Disappearing Winter
Norway may be the best place in the world to celebrate the cold — while it lasts.
Kea Krause
Jan 14, 2020
My First Merry Muslim Christmas
My First Merry Muslim Christmas
After years of begging my parents to celebrate Jesus’s jolly birthday, I finally got the log cabin Christmas of my American Muslim dreams.
Zahra Noorbakhsh
Dec 20, 2019
So I Slept in…a Cave
So I Slept in…a Cave
In one of the most remote parts of the U.S., my family and I stayed in a cave carved out of stone and connected under a sky full of stars.
Lavinia Spalding
Nov 14, 2019
On the Waterfront: What It’s Really Like to Live on a Houseboat
On the Waterfront: What It’s Really Like to Live on a Houseboat
Take a look inside three floating homes on a quiet lake in Seattle, where houseboat living is buoyed by many perks—and a few challenges.
Margot Kahn
Nov 5, 2019
How I Connected With My African-American Roots in Italy
How I Connected With My African-American Roots in Italy
A visit to the capital city made me see that Italians and African Americans have a lot more in common than I realized.
ron stodghill
Sep 19, 2019
Why Traveling With a Journal is the Ultimate Souvenir
Why Traveling With a Journal is the Ultimate Souvenir
Wherever you go, a notebook is not only a lens into the world around you — it’s also a time machine to past versions of yourself.
Airbnb Magazine Editors
Sep 9, 2019
How I Faced My Fear of The Open Ocean
How I Faced My Fear of The Open Ocean
A solo trip to Bermuda showed me that I didn’t need to completely conquer the sea in order to discover new depths.
Rachel Chang
Sep 3, 2019
Why Flying Solo Is a Joke
Why Flying Solo Is a Joke
Have you heard the one about life on the road? Comedian Tom Papa gets the last laugh by making the most of his busy travel schedule.
Airbnb Magazine Editors
Aug 21, 2019
The Fly-Fishing Cure
The Fly-Fishing Cure
When everything in my life seemed to be going sideways, a solo fly-fishing trip offered the perfect temporary escape.
Jon Gluck
Aug 18, 2019
Why Traveling Alone Is the Least Lonely Way to Go
Why Traveling Alone Is the Least Lonely Way to Go
Trekking solo through Europe, I acquired new friends like passport stamps and saw things I never would have without my ad hoc companions.
Amy Shearn
Jul 30, 2019
What It’s Like to Travel Solo as a Muslim Woman
What It’s Like to Travel Solo as a Muslim Woman
These four trailblazing women are claiming their space in global travel without compromising their religious identity.
Didem Tali
Jul 24, 2019
Why We’re Introducing Original, Collectible Art in Airbnb Magazine
Why We’re Introducing Original, Collectible Art in Airbnb Magazine
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how the art card came to be — and why it’s so important to the magazine.
Christine Lee
Jul 22, 2019
So I Slept in... a Snake
So I Slept in... a Snake
At Quetzacoatl’s Nest — a snake-shaped Airbnb home outside of Mexico City — I entered the belly of the beast and lived to tell the tale.
Janine Kahn
Jul 18, 2019
How to Live Out Your Airstream Dream
How to Live Out Your Airstream Dream
From solar panels to low-cost campsites, full-time Airstreamers share their top tips for life on the road.
Jessica Militare
Jul 9, 2019
The Cool Big Sister of Shanghai
The Cool Big Sister of Shanghai
Ting Ting Liang, owner of the city’s first lesbian bar, reflects on how queer identity has evolved in China’s largest metropolis.
Niesha Davis
Jul 2, 2019
Finding My Home in Queer America
Finding My Home in Queer America
The big, the small, I tried them all: I eventually found my Pride home somewhere in the middle.
Almah LaVon Rice
Jun 25, 2019
The Middle-Aged Guide to Pride
The Middle-Aged Guide to Pride
When you’re happily married and over the Dyke March, sometimes celebrating Pride looks like board games and Trader Joe’s runs.
Rachael Herron
Jun 12, 2019
How Migrant Teens are Finding a Home in Fortnite
How Migrant Teens are Finding a Home in Fortnite
For some teenagers, Fortnite isn’t simply a video game. It’s the chance to live in a world without borders.
Brooke Jarvis
Jun 11, 2019
School of Rock: How to Take Your Family Canyoneering
School of Rock: How to Take Your Family Canyoneering
Adrenaline-seeking doesn’t need to end when you have kids. There’s a lot to learn from a mom who took a three-generation trip to Zion.
Airbnb Magazine Editors
Jun 9, 2019
How I Learned to Party at a Greek Panigyri
How I Learned to Party at a Greek Panigyri
There’s a summer celebration of food, live music, and impromptu dancing that you can only find on the Greek islands.
Katherine Whittaker
Jun 6, 2019
Samantha Brown Gets Real About Traveling Abroad With Kids
Samantha Brown Gets Real About Traveling Abroad With Kids
Samantha Brown may be a globetrotter, but this mom can’t get her 6-year-old twins to try new foods either.
Yolanda Wikiel
Jun 2, 2019
My Father’s Medellín: Colombia’s Comeback City
My Father’s Medellín: Colombia’s Comeback City
After years away, I saw my dad’s native Medellín through his eyes and found a Colombian city reinvented.
Stephanie Granada
May 30, 2019
Road Tripping with Teenagers: A Survival Guide
Road Tripping with Teenagers: A Survival Guide
The good. The bad. The Ariana Grande perfume. Everything you didn’t know you needed for a sane drive with teens.
Kimberly Harrington
May 29, 2019
Your Next Vacation? Somewhere You’ve Already Been
Your Next Vacation? Somewhere You’ve Already Been
Sometimes returning to the same destination each year is the best way to stay close to the ones you love.
Anna Davies
May 20, 2019
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