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Inside the Maldives Resort You’ll Daydream About for the Rest of Your Life
By Hayley Domin
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A Curated List of Memorial Day Sales

The internet is on sale. Here’s where to start.

By Cool Material
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The Journey Collection Makes a Strong Case for Packing Less

The latest from Brixton is built for adventure.

By Cool Material
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Buildings Around the World Inspired by Birds

You can and should sleep inside a giant bird nest.

By Lola Méndez
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MOLD Architects HOMA Hotel

Looking more like a Bond villain's lair than a hotel, the new HOMA hotel was built into the island cliff's landscape of Serifos. There are three separate units, each with two bedrooms and small living areas. There's also an outdoor kitchen, living and dining areas, and private swimming pools. What's…

By Amos Kwon
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You Can Buy This Private Island Featured in James Bond Films for $100 Million

We've previously written about the extreme difficulty of purchasing your own private island, so consider that before continuing. Still there's no harm in admiring this stunning island known as Little Pipe Cay in the Bahamas. Plus, you might recognize it from appearances in both Casino Royale and Pirates of the…

By John A. Paradiso
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The 13 Best Bachelor Party Destinations In the U.S. That Aren’t Vegas

Wedding season comes fast every year. From the perfect wedding gift to buy (whether it's for the couple, the groom, or, if you're the groom, the groomsmen) to managing PTO, the wedding itself can be a lot to think about even as a guest, let alone the couple getting married.…

By Brett Braley
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What To Pack (and Not Pack) On a Trip To Iceland

Packing for Iceland comes with certain temptations. The country’s wild enough that it feels like you should drop a couple grand on new hiking boots, socks that have the suffix “Tek” in them, brand new camera equipment, a massive backpack, and waterproofing for all of it. Then you rent something…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Transportation
Venus Aerospace Stargazer Spaceplane

It's not often we get to use the term hypersonic aircraft twice in just a couple of weeks, but here we are. The rendering you see here is known as the Venus Aerospace Stargazer, and it's meant for passenger travel at speeds of up to Mach 9 (over 6,900 MPH).…

By Amos Kwon
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