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The Luggage Combo for Trips That Mix Business With Leisure
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The Luggage Combo for Trips That Mix Business With Leisure
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
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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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
Asheville Has Range Asheville Has Range
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Asheville Has Range

Mountains and murals. Dive bars and the Biltmore. Airstreams and American single malt. Five days barely scratches the surface in one of America's most charming towns.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Nike Headquarters Private Tour

Despite the fact we've been buying their latest releases like hotcakes whenever they drop, Nike has lost a metric shitton of money since the recent crisis started. And yet, the brand continues doing everything they can to help the relief efforts. Upwards of $25 million in donations. Developed, manufactured and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Triton DeepView Submarine

When it comes to deep sea exploration vehicle manufacturers, there's Triton Submarines and everyone else. If that name sounds familiars it's because they're the ones that teamed up with Aston Martin to build their Project Neptune Submarine. After exploring the depths of the Marianas Trench, they've set their sites on…

By Cooper Fleishman
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A 30-Pound Piece of Lunar Meteorite Is up for Sale

Talk about pricey real estate. The fifth-largest lunar meteorite is now up for sale for the price of more than most homes. The lunar meteorite with the alpha-numeric designation NWA 12691, weighs in at over 30 pounds. It was found in 2018 in the western Sahara desert near Algeria and…

By Amos Kwon
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Watfly Atlas eVTOL Aircraft

We've covered quite a few different flying cars--aka eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) vehicles--over the years. All of the options so far have looked more like cars with rotors strapped to the top or helicopters with wheels strapped to the bottom. The Watfly Atlas eVTOL Aircraft does things a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Airline Seats for the Pandemic Age

Wonder what the future of commercial flying will look like after COVID-19 wreaks its global havoc? Italian company Aviointeriors just came up with two potential solutions to airliner seating for passenger protection. The first one is called the "Glassafe", and it fits into existing airplane seats to create barriers between…

By Amos Kwon
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