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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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Jameson St. Patrick’s Day 2015 Bottle

For the fifth time, Jameson has released a limited edition bottle in honor of St. Patrick's Day. It is the quintessential Irish whiskey, isn't it? This year's rendition was a collaboration with illustrator Steve Simpson who designed the label in honor of Dublin. The map of the city on the…

By Mike Newman
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10 Mouth-Watering Reubens for St. Patrick’s Day

Nothing goes with green beer like corned beef. And while corned beef is fine on its own, the Reuben is really our salt-cured beef vessel of choice. Even if you go with pastrami and coleslaw instead of corned beef and sauerkraut (technically a "Rachel," but we'll let that slide), you'll…

By Mike Newman
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Pub-Sheds: Small Backyard Pubs

If you have a shed behind your house, it's probably there to store lawn equipment, old paint cans, and an array of other random items currently collecting dust and spiderwebs. A better idea for your little backyard structure: A pub shed. All you need to do is install a few…

By Mike Newman
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Whisky Creates Amazing Artwork at the Bottom of a Glass

Spend a night drinking scotch and you'd be forgiven for going to bed (passing out) without cleaning your glass. And if you do so, you'll probably find a wild pattern sitting on the bottom of that tumbler the next morning. Photographer Ernie Button used this as inspiration for his series "Vanishing Spirits."…

By Mike Newman
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Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire Is Now Available

We mentioned Jack Daniel's Tennessee Fire when it was first announced, and now the Fireball challenger is on shelves throughout the US. If you like a little heat with your alcohol burn, JD is finally here to give you another option outside of the bottle that "tastes like heaven, burns…

By Mike Newman
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