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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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Thug Kitchen Will Help You Cook Some Tasty-Ass Food

At some point last year, Thug Kitchen became our favorite cooking blog. Not only were the recipes solid, but they didn't read like some dry required reading from a middle school English teacher. Now Thug Kitchen is coming to your cookbook shelf. Scheduled for release in October, Thug Kitchen: Eat Like…

By Mike Newman
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This Rum Tastes Like Coffee and Cigarettes

You remember that distinct smell your woodshop teacher had? Not the fragrance of saw dust, but the mixture of morning coffee, stale cigarettes, and occasionally a little hint of booze? Well this is it in a bottle. Stolen handcrafted this spiced Caribbean rum with roasted coffee beans and smoke flavors…

By Mike Newman
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SYNEK Lets You Enjoy Fresh Craft Beer At Home

Growlers are great for bringing home fresh beer, but once you crack one open, you've committed to drinking the whole thing within a day or two. SYNEK is a clever device that allows you to bring home fresh beer and put it on tap in your house. All you have…

By Mike Newman
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7 Ultra Hoppy Beers You Can Drink Right Now

There's no way to really measure "hoppiness." The term can refer to the aroma of a beer or the bitterness delivered by the specific hops used early in the boil. You can look at IBUs (International Bittering Units) for a general idea of hop bitterness, but that doesn't really tell…

By Mike Newman
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Smoked Chocolate Chips

How good are s'mores? Really, who was the beautiful genius who concocted that masterpiece? Now what if we told you that there was something that could actually make s'mores taste better? These are Smoked Chocolate Chips. Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery uses a cold-smoking method with alder wood to infuse…

By Mike Newman
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