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The Hotel at the Edge of Golf’s Holy Land
By Hayley Domin
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What It’s Like to Mush Your Own Dog Team Through Alaska

Experiencing Alaska by dog was truly magical.

By Brandon Withrow
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The Gentlemen’s Trip: A Field Guide

Everything you need to turn a guys trip into something better.

By Lanny Fuller
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The Soundtrack of a Gentlemen’s Trip

Because music shapes a trip.

By Lanny Fuller
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Whitepods are Camping Pods in the Swiss Alps

If you're traveling to the Swiss Alps, the number one thing you're interested in is Mother Nature. Instead of holing up in a hotel that keeps you away from the thing you most want to see, why not stay somewhere designed to let you experience it. Whitepods are geodesic domes…

By Mike Newman
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Stay in this Airstream Next Time You’re in Malibu

LA traffic is horrendous and there comes a time when you need to escape. Next time you need to de-stress, consider this Airbnb listing. The Malibu Dream Airstream is a stationary camper that offers stunning views of the ocean and all the Malibu coast has to offer. The huge cantilevered…

By Mike Newman
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A Few Lucky People Will Get to Connect With Nature in a Swedish Glass Cabin

In an effort to help uncover why Sweden consistently ends up near the top of "best country to live in" and “best quality of life” lists, Visit Sweden is taking five individuals with high stress jobs and putting them in glass cabins for three days to study the effects being close to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Slate Writer’s Retreat Cabin

Peace and quiet are as essential to the writer as a computer or a pen and paper. While you can buy the latter at a store, getting your hands on the former isn't always so easy. TRIAS, an architecture studio based in Sydney, has a solution for those in Wales.…

By Mike Newman
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This Is the Longest Straight Line Hike in the World

Ken Jennings, the guy you probably know from his epic Jeopardy! winning streak, is a geography nut and acclaimed author responsible for the book Maphead and the Condé Nast Traveler column of the same name. The topic this week is the longest straight-line hike in the world. Originally discovered by Guy…

By Cooper Fleishman
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