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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Come for the mountains, ocean, and adventure. Stay for the martinis, massages, and freshly cleaned sunglasses.

By Lanny Fuller
The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School
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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School

Your syllabus for an adult-life reset in September.

By Lanny Fuller
Asheville Has Range Asheville Has Range
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Asheville Has Range

Mountains and murals. Dive bars and the Biltmore. Airstreams and American single malt. Five days barely scratches the surface in one of America's most charming towns.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Campfire Cocktails: Drinks for Sipping around the Firepit

Barring some unseasonable heat waves, it’s about the time of year people start breaking out the fire pits. Neighborhoods start to smell like tasteful bonfires and people stop barbecuing so much and start splitting wood and roasting marshmallows. And they stop drinking so many light summer beers and move on…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Mikkeller Just Brewed ‘Twin Peaks’ Inspired Beers

The return of Twin Peaks has been met with equal amounts fanfare and confusion. We suspect that's just how David Lynch wants it. As he celebrates the success of the show's return, he can knock back one of these Mikkeller beers. Brewed in association with Showtime, the three beers are inspired by…

By Mike Newman
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Every Beer We Drank at the Great American Beer Festival, Ranked

The Great American Beer Festival is the beer festival of beer festivals. With close to 1,000 breweries in attendance, each pouring at least a couple beers, it's impossible to taste all the glorious suds. Still, we tried. Or, at least we tried to track down the most unique, sought after,…

By Mike Newman
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The Gold Medal Winners from the Great American Beer Festival

We'll have plenty more coverage of the Great American Beer Festival after we've consumed more Aspirin and greasy food, but for now let us present to you the award winning beers and breweries. If you're unfamiliar, the Great American Beer Festival is a massive celebration of beer that's held in…

By Mike Newman
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This Vodka Ice Cream Will Get You Drunk

There are plenty of boozy ice creams on the market. The problem? They all lack one key element: they can't get you drunk. If you want to get more than a brain freeze, you want Arctic Buzz, an ice cream brand out of Baltimore, Maryland, that makes vodka-infused ice cream…

By Mike Newman
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