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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
Transportation
Varialift Solar-Powered Airships

Ask a Millennial what a dirigible is, and you'll get a seriously blank look. Those of us old enough to appreciate the Goodyear Blimp (not the Hindenburg) have fond memories of them slowly air-lumbering around football stadiums. Well, their heyday might not be over quite yet if Varialift has anything…

By Amos Kwon
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Outdoors
Autocamp Lets You Explore Yosemite While Still Having All the Comforts of Home

Don't get us wrong, we're all for disconnecting and going off grid for a weekend of adventuring and hiking in the great outdoors. But at the same time, having access to all the modern creature comforts we've grown accustomed to--not having to pack, carry or assemble a tent is also…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Vertical Aerospace Seraph eVTOL Air Taxi

Despite the fact that we human beings can't handle traffic in two dimensions, adding the third dimension of flight is all but assumed at this point. In light of that, it seems like every major brand out there is trying to get a piece of the market. Boeing and Porsche…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Astroland Agency

You don't have to be chums with Elon Musk to actively dream about living on Mars. The Astroland Agency in Santander, Spain wants you to actually prepare for it at a dedicated facility where you will partake in an actual mission meant to simulate life on the red planet. The…

By Amos Kwon
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MY Fata Morgana Explorer Super Yacht Concept

What better way to send a message about climate change than to sail an iceberg shaped yacht around the world. At least that's what designer George Lucian has in mind with his design rendering of the FY Fata Morgana, a 230 foot-long yacht with iceberg-like geometry (no, the biggest part…

By Amos Kwon
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