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Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?
By Cool Material
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Come for the mountains, ocean, and adventure. Stay for the martinis, massages, and freshly cleaned sunglasses.

By Lanny Fuller
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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

A guide to the galleries, murals, sculptures, and musical performances worth seeking out between beach days.

By Lola Méndez
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

By Cool Material
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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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8 Pairs of Noise-Cancelling Earbuds for Your Next Flight

We're all on the same page when it comes to flying. After long lines, airport security, and a lack of quality seating, most of us don't want to listen to screaming kids, barking dogs or a seat neighbor that insists on orating their entire life. We're not encouraging any of you…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Features
The World’s Coolest Vending Machines

The vending machine is probably one of the greatest delivery systems man has ever thought of. Take a bunch of things, put them behind a glass display, and take people’s loose change and dollar bills for the impulse purchases. Candy, beverages, sandwiches from time to time, all deliver straight to…

By Maxwell Barna
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The World’s Most Remote Pop-Up Shop Opened on a Cliff

Pop-up shops, by definition, are hard to get to. They open and close without the majority of the public being any wiser. Not in the area at the right time? Out of luck. Well, Cliffside Shop, a pop-up from Work in Progress, just took things to another level of inaccessibility.…

By Mike Newman
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