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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

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Black Book: 14 Products Our Editors Loved in July 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in July 2026.

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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

A guide to the galleries, murals, sculptures, and musical performances worth seeking out between beach days.

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We Tasted the Potato Chips Prisoners Love

The story goes like this: You get tossed in jail. During your sentence, you buy bags of chips from the commissary to fend off hunger. The chips are good—real good. Over time, you fall in love with said chips. When your time behind bars is up, you head to your local…

By Mike Newman
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Who Owns Your Favorite Brewery?

This week, the biggest deal in the history of beer is going down. Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller, the two biggest names in beer, are coming together. Or, more precisely, AB InBev is acquiring SABMiller. It's big news. Huge news, really. AB InBev will now control around a third of the…

By Mike Newman
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Patagonia Provisions Brewed a Beer

Looking for a new sudsy beverage to enjoy after a hard day of work? Patagonia Provisions brewed a beer with Hopworks Urban Brewery that is as delicious as it is sustainable. Long Root Ale is the first beer to be made with the relatively new perennial grain Kernza that's grown…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Only 4 Whiskey Sour Recipes You Need

The origins of the Whiskey Sour are heavily contested, but what we know is that the classic whiskey cocktail was invented sometime in the 1870’s, and has since become a barroom staple, enjoyed by people with good taste all over the world. A traditional Whiskey Sour comprises a careful mix…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Weirdest Alcohol Money Can Buy

The consumption of alcohol is about as straightforward as human activities can get. You get alcohol and put it in your body. Do that six or seven times and you’ve participated in an activity older than literacy. Alcohol delivering liquids are less straightforward. Different cultures ferment different things. For most…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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