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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
By Cool Material
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The Nike Chapter of My Summer Story

The swim shorts, half-zip, and retro runners that became the 20% of my summer wardrobe doing 80% of the work.

By Lanny Fuller
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The Hotel Redefining Charleston Charm

By Cool Material
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How This Cryptic Vinegar Estate in Germany Sparked My Cocktail Shrub Era

A candlelit vinegar cellar in rural Germany, a bizarre tasting tour, and the unexpected trip that turned me into a homemade cocktail shrub evangelist.

By Brandon Withrow
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Travelon Toiletry Sheets

Remember: 3-1-1. Anyone who travels knows the TSA carry-on mnemonic all too well. No more than 3.4 ounce bottles in one quart-sized clear plastic bag to be removed, along with your shoes, belt, jacket and just about everything else you're wearing, when you enter the security line. We say screw…

By Cooper Fleishman
Travelon-Soap-Sheets
Accessories
SuitSuit Boombox

There are a few standard pieces of luggage you'll see while standing at a baggage carousel—the quintessential black Samsonite, a series of cases that fit like nesting dolls, and one beat up junker covered in duct tape. Now, unless you're the duct tape guy, it can be a pain finding…

By Mike Newman
SuitSuit-Boombox
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Lift

As a gentleman you should always offer to help a lady with her luggage. Chances are this scenario will score you points and go off without a hitch. There are times however when you step up to that Samsonite and realize your lady-friend packed her entire wardrobe of what could only…

By Mike Newman
Lift
Accessories
Recycled Inner Tube Toiletry Kit

Describing traveling with toiletries as a pain in the ass is like describing being in a car accident as inconvenient. If you're incapable of escaping from things like hair product, moisturizer and your favorite razor, you need a quality dopp kit to keep things safe when you're on the road.…

By Tim Jacobsen
Recycled Inner Tube Toiletry Kit
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Victorinox Swiss Army Spectra Luggage

Until you get to the point in your life where you get paid time off, you don't really care about luggage. If you're just going on a weekend jaunt with your friends and you're unemployed (and/or broke), you just throw a bunch of clothes (that are probably dirty but pass…

By Cooper Fleishman
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