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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
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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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Sky Haus

Although the Sky Haus looks like its living room furniture was stolen from my uncle's basement, the rest of it is epic in its layout and serene surroundings. Located a couple of hours from Seattle in the central Cascades mountain range, the A-Frame cabin is isolated and ready for rent…

By Amos Kwon
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Cool & Vintage ‘Comporta Villa’

It seems everyone wants in on the rentable luxury domicile game, including vehicle mod shop, Cool & Vintage. They've taken up residence in Lisbon, Portugal with a super-chill wood and concrete getaway where absolutely no work should ever get done. Located in tiny Comporta, the villa uses simple but well-executed…

By Amos Kwon
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Jungle Bubbles

If you're not up-to-date on your latest far flung getaways--we weren't, either--the Anantara Gold Triangle resort is perched on a ridge in northern Thailand overlooking the border with Myanmar and Laos and is among the finest Chiang Rai hotels. In other words, it's an incredible off-the-grid experience with spectacular views,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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TUMI Merge Recycled Nylon Luggage

Tumi isn't abandoning their famous ballistic nylon luggage construction, but they're taking a more earth-friendly approach with their new Merge line of rolling bags that uses post-industrial recycled nylon and recycled plastic bottles that add the kind of toughness the brand is known for. The line ranges from a wheeled…

By Amos Kwon
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Where Architects Sleep

Phaidon has published a lot of great books over the years. As impressed as we are with their entire collection of tomes, they're not all as indispensable as their line of "Where to" books. We're talking Where Bartenders Drink, Where Chefs Eat, Where to Drink Coffee and the latest, Where…

By Cooper Fleishman
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