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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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Win a Night Inside a Taco Bell

Not since that night in college when we smoked way too much have we thought about spending a night inside a Taco Bell. Then, while scouring Airbnb for unique stays, the thought crossed our minds again, when we came across this listing. Taco Bell wants to give you a SteakCation.…

By Mike Newman
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The Best Boutique Hotels You Can Actually Afford to Stay In

Typically, design and price move in tandem. The best designed cars, electronics, and furniture are the most expensive.  Fortunately for jetsetters, hotels can buck this trend. Over the last decade, hotels have been emphasizing design, atmosphere and food. Expect to find furniture you’ll want to take home, award-winning food, and…

By Drew Haas
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Last Chance: Win a Boozy Trip to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail

Pack your bags, bourbon lovers, because it's time for a pilgrimage to the holy land. We've teamed up with Bespoke Post, Fatherly, and AskMen to send you and a friend to Kentucky for three days of boozy exploration along the Bourbon Trail. Not only will you receive round trip airfare…

By Mike Newman
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Stone Brewing Is Building a Hotel

In 2011, Stone Brewing announced they were expanding Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens by adding nearby Stone Hotel. After a long period of the project being on hold, it's finally happening. Stone Brewing and Untitled Hospitality are building a hotel. As with everything Stone, Stone Hotel is set to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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An Evening at Ernest Hemingway’s Favorite Bar

Ernest Hemingway may not be the father of American literature, but there are few who would deny him a spot as one of the genre’s most prolific prodigal sons. He didn’t necessarily fit the traditional mold of a writer and instead carried himself in a way that most men have…

By Maxwell Barna
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