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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
By Cool Material
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
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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.

By Lola Méndez
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
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Stussy x Golden Brown x Mellow Habanero Hot Sauce

Mellow Habanero is a small hot sauce manufacturer based in Sasayama, Japan. All of the habaneros are grown pesticide-free with natural fertilizers in batches of less than 2,000 at their combination field, factory and family home. Golden Brown is a popular Japanese hamburger joint with two locations in Tokyo that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Bucket List Barbecue: 12 BBQ Joints You Have to Eat at Once

The barbecue belt stretches from the Carolinas across the South down to Texas. While delicious smoked protein can be found across the States, we focused our list on the restaurants that produce the best regional 'cue styles. If you find yourself in any of these areas and are craving some…

By Drew Haas
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BBQ Toolbox

It doesn't matter if you're cooking burgers, brats or chicken, there's something about spending time in front of a charcoal grill that's fulfilling in ways other than happy stomachs. There will be times when you don't have access to your triple burner, smoker combo with tens of thousands of BTUs,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Flowchart: What Style of Beer Should You Drink?

It wasn't long ago when liquor stores carried five or six different beers. A couple of U.S. heavy hitters and maybe an import or two. Times have changed. Walk into your local booze shop now, and you'll be greeted with shelves of interesting brews. So how do you decide what to…

By Mike Newman
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Maple Syrup and Hot Sauce Aged in Pappy Van Winkle Barrels

Hunting down a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle is often a fruitless endeavor. If you yearn for that sweet, bourbon-y goodness but can't find a bottle, there are other ways to get it. Take these offerings from Pappy & Company, for example. Both their Bourbon Barrel-Aged Pure Maple Syrup and…

By Mike Newman
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