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The Great Winter Escape
By Hayley Domin
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The Bucket List of Remote Places to Kayak

Here's your guide to the coolest places to kayak.

By Brandon Withrow
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You Don’t Need Couture Cash to Live It Up in Paris

Your chic, sophisticated, and smart visitor’s guide to the City of Light.

By Blake Snow
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The Coolest Places To Travel In 2026

23 places for your consideration.

By Cool Material
Entertainment
9 Real-World Locations You Can Explore in Video Games

Video games have always been a form of vicarious travel. Halo takes you to alien planets. Alan Wake shows off the Pacific Northwest’s capacity for ghost stories. Tomb Raider takes you across the modern world and into ancient ruins. Only thing? All those places are fictional. Some games do the exact opposite.…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Crowhill Cabin

Sure, Montreal-based architecture and design firm Naturehumaine designs and builds multi-unit residences, cabins, galleries, businesses and stores, but their approach makes the creations they're responsible for different than the other options you've seen before. Naturehumaine believes that, regardless of size or budget, every project has the unique potential to be…

By Cooper Fleishman
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72 Hours in Amsterdam: What to Do in the Capital of the Netherlands

Amsterdam, as you’ve probably heard, is easily one of the most beautiful, lively, and romantic cities in the world. It bridges the gap between Old World values and modern sensibilities, without trying to grasp for that “special magic” most people write about in regard to other cities—New York, Los Angeles,…

By Maxwell Barna
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Yoki Treehouse Is a Luxury Treetop Escape Outside Austin

Whether it's the trip down memory lane or the elevated sense of wonder, there's something inherently awesome about a treehouse. Heading out into the backyard and just slapping something together in a random tree might not be feasible, but that doesn't mean you have to give up on all your…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Cheval Blanc Randheli Private Island

If you really, truly want to get away from the world, forget about the off-the-grid Airbnb rentals and semi-secluded hotels, and vacation or sabbatical on your very own private island. The Cheval Blanc Randheli Private Island is the ultimate in money-is-no-object retreats. Located in the collection of islands that form the Noonu…

By Cooper Fleishman
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