Kyana Moghadam, AFAR Media

Kyana Moghadam

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Oakland, CA, United States

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Stylish Luggage Brands We Love

We’ve rounded up the best high quality luggage brands that mix form with function, whether you're looking for duffels or wheeled carry-on suitcases- → Read More

Cut From the Same Cloth: 20 Amazing Textiles from Around the Globe

In the Sept/Oct issue of AFAR, we took a trip around the world via textiles and came back with a deep appreciation for all things stitched, woven, embroidered, and dyed. What did we learn? No two textiles are the same, and for good reason—the history, climate, and culture of each place play... → Read More

15 Photos that Show What It’s Really Like to Live in Iran

Photographer Samuel Zuder journeys to Tehran and beyond—and finds the hospitality not just warm but downright humbling. → Read More

Why San Juan Island Is One of the Best Summer Getaways

There's a lot to do on San Juan Island, including camping, hiking, whale-watching, and catching an epic sunset. → Read More

How Fashion Can Challenge Western Misconceptions About Iran & Islam

As a young girl growing up in Oklahoma, one of the few people in her town to wear a headscarf, Muslim-Iranian writer and photographer Hoda Katebi never thought she would become an activist, let alone a fashion icon. We spoke to her by phone to learn how her interest in politics and fashion evolve... → Read More

Why You Need to Head to Santa Fe for Art This Summer

It’s been said that some of the best things in life come in threes. For evidence of this, look no further than the annual Santa Fe Art Trifecta (July 7–17) , a 10-day festival-slash-alliance among three massive arts organizations (and festivals in their own right): International Folk Art Market,... → Read More

How to Pull Off a Week-Long Hike in Sweden's Samiland

There are few places on earth that have the power to make you feel like you are on another planet. Perhaps even in an alternate universe. A mere 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, among the mountain trails of the highest peaks of Swedish Samiland, is one such place. “When we finally crest... → Read More

Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of World Architecture

You know the most iconic buildings—the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building, the Leaning Tower of Pisa—but just how far does your knowledge of world architecture take you? Put it to the test by identifying these famous buildings from around the globe. → Read More

Quiz: What Style of Travel Best Matches Your Personality?

There are as many ways to travel as there are places to travel to. Only you will know what’s right for you, but why not take a quiz for a little more insight? Answer the following questions and see what travel style is best suited for your personality. → Read More

Quiz: Match the Metro to the City

One of the best parts of traveling is, well, the actual act of traveling. No matter where you’re headed, often a good way to get to know a city is by using public transportation. Think you know how to get around? Take our quiz and test your knowledge of metro stations and systems throughout the ... → Read More

Match the Metro to the City

Test your knowledge of world metro systems. One of the best parts of traveling is, well, the actual act of traveling. No matter where you’re headed, often a good way to get to know a city is by using public transportation. Think you know how to get around? Take our quiz and test your knowledge of metro stations and systems throughout the world. → Read More

7 Things You Should Know Before Your Trip to Iran

Iran is a beautiful and welcoming country. With the lifting of U.S. and European sanctions earlier this year, and with major airlines reopening routes to Tehran, hopefully more people will travel to Iran and learn this for themselves. I’d been planning my trip to Tehran for most of my adult life... → Read More

Japan’s Golden Week Ends in a Celebration of the Country's Kids

The first week of May is a special time in Japan. Golden Week (April 29–May 5) consists of seven days of holidays, including Shōwa Day, Constitution Memorial Day, and Greenery Day. On the final holiday of the week, Kodomo no Hi, something amazing happens: the sky glitters with thousands of flying... → Read More

The 5 James Beard Award Winners You Need to Know in 2016

Last night, at the Lyric Opera in Chicago, restaurant industry leaders from across the country sat down together for a TV Dinner. A night of celebrating TV and Dinner, that is. It was the 2016 James Beard Awards Gala, and the theme of the ceremony was inspired by Beard’s 1947 food program on NBC,... → Read More

How the International Travel Community Can Help Ecuador

Here are five ways you can help Ecuador with their relief efforts. → Read More

The 10 Best International National Parks

Yellowstone National Park is known for a lot of things, but perhaps not everyone knows that when it comes to our national parks, this beauty was the pioneer of its time. The park’s scenic geysers, vast forests, and stunning mountain peaks inspired its visitors to advocate for the conservation of ... → Read More

The Top 10 Summer Destinations, According to Pinterest

The top pins for summer travel on Pinterest for 2016. → Read More

The 10 Best National Parks to Visit Off-Season

It's no secret that some of the best national parks draw a big crowd. The prospect of getting into the great outdoors with a thousand other people shouldn't hold you back, because we have a simple solution: Try the shoulder season. In the spring, fall, and early winter months these parks are not ... → Read More

10 National Park Events You Can't Miss This Summer

The National Park Service is throwing a party, and you’re invited. This summer, the NPS's events calendar is awesome and jam-packed—there are over 300 events from now until the end of August. Check out the full list here, and take a look at the 10 you can’t miss this summer.1. Free Park Admission... → Read More

AFAR Staffers on Their Favorite National Parks

The best national parks to go back to again and again. → Read More