constantly curious
Travel Tales by Afar
Each week on Travel Tales by Afar, we talk with a traveler who took a trip—and came home transfromed.
Host Aislyn Greene ditches the traditional guidebook approach for something far more intriguing: genuine conversations and first-person narratives that explore the complex links between places, people, and those unexpectedly profound moments that stick with you.
Each episode features fascinating guests—from celebrities like Antoni Porowski and Michelle Buteau to authors like Charmaine Craig and Maggie Shipstead—sharing stories that have haunted them, changed them, or simply made them see the world differently. It's warm, curious, and emotionally present—just like a great journey should be.
Whether you're planning your next family gathering or dreaming about far-flung destinations from your couch, Travel Tales delivers those "I've never thought of it that way" moments that make travel such a powerful vehicle for connection and change. It feels like swapping stories with your well-traveled friend who always has the best anecdotes—the kind that make you think, "Wait, you did WHAT in Paris?"
Aislyn Greene
Aislyn Greene never actually meant to become a podcast host. But after years of pestering fascinating people about their travel stories at dinner parties (she's not even sorry), it seemed like the natural next step. As the associate director of podcasts at AFAR—the award-winning travel media brand making a positive impact through storytelling that inspires, empowers, and enriches travelers who care—she's found her perfect professional home.
Aislyn hosts the Travel Tales by AFAR podcast, now in its sixth wildly successful year. The show ranked #2 on Apple Podcasts when it launched in 2020 and is listened to by more than one-third of AFAR's audience.
Her relationship with travel is, well, complicated. She's equally drawn to epic adventures (like that time she found herself feeling impossibly small yet strangely at home in Antarctica) and the quiet moments that sneak up on you.
Before diving into the audio world, Aislyn edited features and essays for Afar's print magazine and served as the northwest travel editor at Sunset magazine.
When she's not recording or prepping for the next episode of Travel Tales, you'll find this University of Washington journalism grad hiking, cycling, trying (and occasionally failing) to recreate dishes from her travels, or simply enjoying life aboard her houseboat in Sausalito—where she lives with her wife and one grumpy cat who remains thoroughly unimpressed by her podcast success.Aislyn Greene never actually meant to become a podcast host. But after years of pestering fascinating people about their travel stories at dinner parties (she's not even sorry), it seemed like the natural next step. As the associate director of podcasts at AFAR—the award-winning travel media brand making a positive impact through storytelling that inspires, empowers, and enriches travelers who care—she's found her perfect professional home.
Aislyn hosts the Travel Tales by AFAR podcast, now in its sixth wildly successful year. The show ranked #2 on Apple Podcasts when it launched in 2020 and is listened to by more than one-third of AFAR's audience.
Her relationship with travel is, well, complicated. She's equally drawn to epic adventures (like that time she found herself feeling impossibly small yet strangely at home in Antarctica) and the quiet moments that sneak up on you.
Before diving into the audio world, Aislyn edited features and essays for Afar's print magazine and served as the northwest travel editor at Sunset magazine.
When she's not recording or prepping for the next episode of Travel Tales, you'll find this University of Washington journalism grad hiking, cycling, trying (and occasionally failing) to recreate dishes from her travels, or simply enjoying life aboard her houseboat in Sausalito—where she lives with her wife and one grumpy cat who remains thoroughly unimpressed by her podcast success.
OUR HOST
Aislyn Greene
Aislyn Greene never actually meant to become a podcast host. But after years of pestering fascinating people about their travel stories at dinner parties (she's not even sorry), it seemed like the natural next step. As the associate director of podcasts at AFAR—the award-winning travel media brand making a positive impact through storytelling that inspires, empowers, and enriches travelers who care—she's found her perfect professional home.
Aislyn hosts the Travel Tales by AFAR podcast, now in its sixth wildly successful year. The show ranked #2 on Apple Podcasts when it launched in 2020 and is listened to by more than one-third of AFAR's audience.
Her relationship with travel is, well, complicated. She's equally drawn to epic adventures (like that time she found herself feeling impossibly small yet strangely at home in Antarctica) and the quiet moments that sneak up on you.
Before diving into the audio world, Aislyn edited features and essays for Afar's print magazine and served as the northwest travel editor at Sunset magazine.
When she's not recording or prepping for the next episode of Travel Tales, you'll find this University of Washington journalism grad hiking, cycling, trying (and occasionally failing) to recreate dishes from her travels, or simply enjoying life aboard her houseboat in Sausalito—where she lives with her wife and one grumpy cat who remains thoroughly unimpressed by her podcast success.Aislyn Greene never actually meant to become a podcast host. But after years of pestering fascinating people about their travel stories at dinner parties (she's not even sorry), it seemed like the natural next step. As the associate director of podcasts at AFAR—the award-winning travel media brand making a positive impact through storytelling that inspires, empowers, and enriches travelers who care—she's found her perfect professional home.
Aislyn hosts the Travel Tales by AFAR podcast, now in its sixth wildly successful year. The show ranked #2 on Apple Podcasts when it launched in 2020 and is listened to by more than one-third of AFAR's audience.
Her relationship with travel is, well, complicated. She's equally drawn to epic adventures (like that time she found herself feeling impossibly small yet strangely at home in Antarctica) and the quiet moments that sneak up on you.
Before diving into the audio world, Aislyn edited features and essays for Afar's print magazine and served as the northwest travel editor at Sunset magazine.
When she's not recording or prepping for the next episode of Travel Tales, you'll find this University of Washington journalism grad hiking, cycling, trying (and occasionally failing) to recreate dishes from her travels, or simply enjoying life aboard her houseboat in Sausalito—where she lives with her wife and one grumpy cat who remains thoroughly unimpressed by her podcast success.