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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
Accessories
Helm Bag

While Helm is known for their shoes, we were grabbed by their bags. Initially designed to carry aforementioned shoes, they're definitely diminutive compared to your average bag but by no means do they deserve disrespect. And while they may look like the bastard offspring of a weekend duffel and a…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Accessories
Jack Spade Tarpaulin Dry Dopp Kit

Dry Bags. No, it is not a Goldbond product, or a man-powder, or anything pertaining to testicles. It's a kind of bag that keeps things dry. And not like, "oh it's a light drizzle, this waxed cotton man-purse will keep my iPad from getting a boo-boo" dry. Like, "I find…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Samsonite Pixelcube Upright Suitcase

Unless you plan on staying in one place for the rest of your life, you're likely going to need a good suitcase.  And unless you want to use your grandpa's old suitcase--the one adorned with tweed and smelling like an ashtray--you'll probably want to get one of your own. Samsonite's…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Private Ninja Lessons

No, really.  This isn't tongue-in-cheek.  These are lessons on how to be a martial art Force of Stealth and Death.   Really.  Taken at a Bujinkan school in New York from a teacher awarded with full Shidoshi status, these are lessons on how to be a Ninja.  There really isn't…

By Wylie Overstreet
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Clothing
Orvis Ultimate Travel Jacket

Orvis is a company you've seen a lot of lately, and with good reason - they make some pretty damn cool material. The Ultimate Travel Jacket raises the bar (even for Orvis) by giving you more pockets then you could ever fill with Pods, Pads, Phones, and paraphernalia. It's Solid…

By Cooper Fleishman
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