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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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100,000 Scovilles Naga Chilli Vodka

The Scoville scale is what determines the spiciness of a pepper. For reference, a jalapeño starts at 3,500 Scovilles and a habanero starts at 100,000 Scovilles. We consider ourselves fans of spicy food, but even a habanero (there are about five or so that can be hotter) thrown into a queso…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Schmidt Brothers Cutlery

For most of you reading this, Ramen isn't an acceptable food substitute anymore. Knowing how to grill the perfect patty and slap some cheese on it is a skill, but you need to know your way around a few other dishes as well. We're not going to claim we're anywhere…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Bar Games Coasters

If you didn’t want social interaction when you were out at the bar, you’d drink alone at home. Talking about sports, or the weather or traffic over a cold one is just as much of an American pastime as baseball itself. Eventually you’re going to run out of things to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Proof Whisky Tasting Game

Once you hit a certain age (30 plus or minus five years for most of us), it's not really ok to gather around a plastic folding table with red Solo cups filled with domestic piss water and see who gets drunk the fastest. We'll never turn down a game of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Rival Bros Coffee

We can't remember the last time we turned on the Food Network or Travel Channel and didn't see something about a show involving cupcakes or food trucks. (Yes, we're man enough to admit we occasionally enjoy both of those channels for the culinary contributions to our nightly meals.) They're everywhere.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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