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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
By Cool Material
The 9 Most Beautiful Golf Holes in Mexico The 9 Most Beautiful Golf Holes in Mexico
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The 9 Most Beautiful Golf Holes in Mexico

From jungle-lined fairways to greens hanging over the Sea of Cortez, consider this our fantasy nine-hole round through Mexico.

By Cool Material
The Luggage Combo for Trips That Mix Business With Leisure The Luggage Combo for Trips That Mix Business With Leisure
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The Luggage Combo for Trips That Mix Business With Leisure

ROAM’s Large Carry-On and Duffel handled a week of work, wine, race cars, and everything in between.

By Travis Haley
Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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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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The Off-Road Campers We’d Buy if Money Were No Object

Every time we have the “What if you could do anything you wanted?” conversation, it always ends with us saying we’d love to do more traveling. And when we say “traveling,” you know we’re not the “book a cruise and hang out in port all week” kind of people. We’re…

By Maxwell Barna
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Accidental Wes Anderson Is a Subreddit for Places That Belong in a Wes Anderson Movie

There's a colorful sense of whimsy in every Wes Anderson movie that extends beyond the costumes and dialogue. It's something that can be seen in every building and locale present in any of the famous director's movies. Now it's given way to a subreddit where redditors share real-life locations that seem…

By Mike Newman
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Stay in Pablo Escobar’s Former Mansion

Situated in Tulum on the edge of the Yucatan Peninsula you'll find Casa Malca, a thirty-five room resort that locals swear was built by notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the '80s. As much as we'd enjoy a stay in Pablo Escobar's former mansion, that's not even the biggest selling…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Pigalle Made Another Colorful Basketball Court

Remember Pigalle's colorful basketball court on the Rue Duperré in Paris? They're back at it again with another colorful collaboration with the team from Ill-Studio. The new court is situated in the same space between Paris apartments they used the first time around, but everything from the hoops to the walls…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Stay in a Bubble in Iceland to Watch the Northern Lights

Buubble is a hotel in Iceland that’s been described as everything from the Aurora Borealis bubble and igloo hotels to the 5 million star hotel. Each bubble gives an almost uninterrupted view of the beautiful Icelandic night sky. Using a noiseless ventilation system, each of the five available bubble rooms is kept…

By Cooper Fleishman
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