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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture
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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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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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival

Bourbon has never been bigger. And somehow, it still has secrets.

By Lanny Fuller
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Nestbox Turns Your Car into a Camper

While we're all for #vanlife and the idea of living in a van down by the river, in the forest or wherever the hell else you want, having a separate, bespoke vehicle that's only used for adventure presents its own host of challenges. What if there was a way to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Anthénea Aquatic Mobile Pod

This luxury pod takes luxury sailing to new levels. Not only can you live in it, it has the ability to traverse the seas so you can luxuriate just about anywhere that has water. The Anthénea doubles as a floating hotel suite and a sea-friendly mobile home. Designed by architect…

By Amos Kwon
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Spaceport City

While we might not be traveling to Mars anytime soon, commercial space travel is something that will happen in the future. Space flights can't embark and disembark from traditional airports, which is where Spaceport City comes in. Designed in a collaboration between Space Port Japan Association (SPJ), Dentsu, Canaria and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Nimmo Bay Resort Has a Private Floating Sauna

Situated in the heart of Canada's Great Bear Rainforest on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, Nimmo Bay Resort is far from civilization and an otherworldly experience unlike anything else out there. Nimmo Bay Resort has all the trappings you've come to expect from a curated, off-the-grid expedition vacation--along with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Proteus Is a State-of-The-Art Underwater Habit Designed by Yves Béhar

Swiss designer, entrepreneur and educator Yves Béhar has designed everything from Movado watches to August Smart Locks in recent years, but his latest creation is something decidedly more opulent and below the surface. Proteus is a state-of-the-art marine research project that's billed by benefactor Fabien Cousteau as "the ocean's equivalent to the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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