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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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Stay Puft Quality Marshmallows

Say what you want about marshmallows themselves, but the Stay Puft Marshmallow man is easily our favorite gelatinous, white, animated creation. The Pillsbury Doughboy and the Michelin Man might as well not exist in our minds because up here it's Stay Puft or nothing... even if he did try to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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16 Hot Sauces You Never Knew Existed

When you buy a bottle of hot sauce, you normally base your decision on one factor and one factor only: Will this make me cry like a little girl? Whether you lean “Mild” or “Someone Have 911 on Hold,” the heat is usually the defining characteristic of the condiment. There…

By Mike Newman
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Jalapeno Pepper Roaster

Mozzarella sticks, cheese curds and jalapeno poppers are the things that most men reach for at a bar if they aren't reaching for their glass. It's a well known fact that anything with cheese is more delicious than anything without, and those three items are the perfect examples. Recreating those…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Whiskey Dick Personal Lubricant

Surprisingly, there are downsides to drinking. There's the throbbing headache the next morning like you walked into a telephone pole the night before (which may have happened), there's the not-so-brag-worthy hookups, and then there are the no hookups at all. The last of those can, at times, be courtesy of…

By Mike Newman
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Obsession: Sriracha

Condiments aren't supposed to have rabid fan bases. Such things are reserved for boy bands and European soccer teams. This is not the case when it comes to rooster sauce. Sriracha has excitingly attacked the tastebuds of millions since it traveled over from Thailand. If simply applying it to your…

By Mike Newman
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