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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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The Beer Tree Is a Homebrewing Work of Art

Look at most homebrewing set-ups and you'll come across ugly jugs, gross piping, and a general mess of tools. They look like something a drunk, amateur engineer would build, The Beer Tree is not the average homebrewing rig. Designed by Freddie Paul, the Beer Tree allows you to brew at home…

By Mike Newman
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LyteShow: Military-Grade Gatorade

Raw eggs, tripe soup, and bull horn tea are just some of the hangover cures people swear by around the world. A less gross and far more effective way to feel better is to simply get liquids and electrolytes back in your body as quickly as possible. Instead of downing…

By Mike Newman
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Burger King Japan Has A Murdered Out Cheeseburger

If Burger King Japan's goal was to make a burger as unappetizing as possible, they succeeded. The all-black cheeseburger looks pretty cool, but we're not so sure we'd want it traveling into our stomachs. They made the bun with bamboo charcoal to give it its Darth Vader-like appearance, and they…

By Mike Newman
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Corvus Hopped Coffee

We love cold brewed coffee. We love hopped-up IPAs. So it would just make sense that we love Corvus' Hopped Coffee. The cold brewed coffee is dry hopped with Citra for 17 hours to give each bottle some of those hoppy notes our nostrils love. Now that we've got you in…

By Mike Newman
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Brooklyn Biltong Is Better Than Jerky

If you've only had jerky from the gas station mart, you need to expand your horizons. While there's a ton of tremendous artisanal beef jerky out there, we'd like to present you with another option: Biltong. The South African cured meat is made of raw beef fillets cut into thing strips,…

By Mike Newman
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