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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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9 Refreshing Tequila Drinks to Enjoy This Summer

Haunted by college experiences tainted by too many shots of less than savory variants, tequila gets a bad rap. We're not advocating for a return to form—in fairness a shot of tequila now and then can be a good thing—but rather a trip to the home bar to experiment with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Whiskey Bucket List: 15 Whiskeys You Need to Try at Least Once

You've seen all the features. The best Scotch. The Bourbon Bucket List. The Best Japanese whisky. When it comes to whiskey, bourbon, scotch, whisky or whatever else you want to call what we consider to be the finest liquor out there, you have a lot of choices. We're going to keep…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Give Dad a Gift from Fuego Box and his Taste Buds Will Thank You

It’s no coincidence that Father’s Day falls smack-dab in the middle of grilling season. Help elevate everything coming off of your old man’s grill this summer with a gift from Fuego Box. Fuego Box finds small-batch hot sauces from all over the planet and makes them accessible to you. These…

By Mike Newman
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Pirate Joe’s, an Unlicensed Trader Joe’s Retailer, Has Closed

For the last 5 years, residents of Vancouver, British Columbia, who wanted to get their hands on items from Trader Joe's had two options: cross the border into the U.S. and visit a Trader Joe's store, or make a quick stop into Pirate Joe's, a renegade shop run by Mike Hallatt.…

By Mike Newman
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How to Make Black Lemonade

Thought the black food trend that gained all that traction after the Burger King Black Burger and their Halloween Whopper was gone? Wrong. Black ice cream, pizza crust, black lemonade and plenty of other foods as dark as your soul are here in a big way, and they're probably not…

By Cooper Fleishman
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