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The Iceland Most People Don’t See
By Brandon Withrow
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The Art of the Solo Stay

Traveling alone changes how you choose a city and hotel. Here are my favorite spots after 10 years of solo travel.

By Hayley Domin
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Pigs & Pinot: The Most Powerful Father-Son Food Weekend in Sonoma

Charlie Palmer's 19th annual Pig & Pinot event returns, with a couple twists this year.

By Cool Material
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This Is Alberta Before It Was a Postcard

My four-day Indigenous-led road trip through Jasper and Métis Nation territory, mapped.

By Brandon Withrow
Food
T-Skull Titanium Spork

The utilitarian nature of a titanium spork is usually reason enough to justify owning one, but add some style to it and we’re sold instantly. Triple Aught Design and Snow Peak have teamed up to create the T-Skull Titanium Spork. Compact and strong, it weighs about .6oz and measures 6.5”…

By Cool Material Guest
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Flight001 Luggage Tags

Nice new hard-sided suitcase. TSA compliant collection of toiletries. Clothes are packed, hotel is booked and you're all set to go for your next trip. Until you hit the baggage pick-up when you land at your vacation destination of choice and can't differentiate between the fifteen identical looking suitcases sliding…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Travelon Toiletry Sheets

Remember: 3-1-1. Anyone who travels knows the TSA carry-on mnemonic all too well. No more than 3.4 ounce bottles in one quart-sized clear plastic bag to be removed, along with your shoes, belt, jacket and just about everything else you're wearing, when you enter the security line. We say screw…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Accessories
SuitSuit Boombox

There are a few standard pieces of luggage you'll see while standing at a baggage carousel—the quintessential black Samsonite, a series of cases that fit like nesting dolls, and one beat up junker covered in duct tape. Now, unless you're the duct tape guy, it can be a pain finding…

By Mike Newman
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Travel
Lift

As a gentleman you should always offer to help a lady with her luggage. Chances are this scenario will score you points and go off without a hitch. There are times however when you step up to that Samsonite and realize your lady-friend packed her entire wardrobe of what could only…

By Mike Newman
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