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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
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It’s Time to Start Making Cocktails With Scotch Again

Three Scotch Cocktails Invented by Great Bartenders A long time ago, a bunch of stuffy old men started making everyone feel bad for drinking “contaminated” scotch. Their scorn and guilt tripping turned scotch into the solemn, contemplative pursuit we know it as today. That kind of drinking is great if…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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72 Hours in San Juan

Many Americans overlook Puerto Rico because they fall under the [incorrect] impression that it’s like other U.S. states. You may not need a passport to get there, and you may be able to use your standard U.S. currency, but that’s about where the familiarity ends. Puerto Rico is exotic as…

By Maxwell Barna
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This Tiny Home Is Modeled After a Lunar Lander

Stroll the banks of the Columbia River in central Washington and you're forgiven for thinking, at least for a second, that you're on the surface of the moon. No, it's not because the riverbank has gone to shit; it's because Kurt Hughes lives there and so does his lunar lander-inspired…

By Mike Newman
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Folly Desert Cabin

It's becoming harder and harder to truly step away from the world. From like-minded travelers to the onslaught of daily emails, finding some peace requires work. Luckily, we did that work for you. The Folly cabin offers the perfect retreat from the world, as the unique, two-building structure sits in…

By Mike Newman
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Pulley System Cabin on the Border

This prefab cabin from Istanbul-based SO? features a unique pulley system that allows residents to close up shop at night and let in fresh air after the sun rises. The side slat folds up and down with a few pulls, revealing a large window that does the same and lets…

By Mike Newman
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