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Your Car Deserves Better Than a Gas Station Air Freshener
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Your Car Deserves Better Than a Gas Station Air Freshener
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At This 5-Star Lake Garda Hotel, Doing Nothing Is Everything At This 5-Star Lake Garda Hotel, Doing Nothing Is Everything
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At This 5-Star Lake Garda Hotel, Doing Nothing Is Everything

With panoramic lake views, exceptional Italian food, and a pool that's nearly impossible to leave, Cape of Senses turns relaxation into something of a competitive sport.

By Jay Gentile
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.

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Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?

More than a dozen championship courses, legendary designers, great resorts, and plenty to do after 18 holes make a compelling case.

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Amazon Spheres

If you have any friends that work in tech, they've probably told you countless stories about their companies offering incredible work perks. We're all for surfing, free oil changes, paid vacations and those other obscene perks, but sometimes we just want a nice, quiet place to relax during the day.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Antikythera Is a Small Greek Island You Can Get Paid to Live On

Antikythera is a small, isolated Greek island at the edge of the Aegean Sea--situated between Crete and the Peloponnesian Peninsula--that is best known for two things--being incredibly idyllic yet secluded and being the discovery place of The Antikythera Machine (the ancient analog computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses).…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Virgin Galactic Opened the Doors to Its First Space Terminal

When we first heard that Virgin, the brand most associated with records and affordable cellphones, was going to be taking people to space with the Virgin Galactic venture, we thought it was absolute madness. Now that they've finally gone operational with the "Gateway to Space" at Spaceport America in Las…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Thomas Dambo Builds Giant Trolls and Hides Them in Forests

If you're not familiar with the work of Copenhagen-based artist Thomas Dambo, prepare to be amazed. Equal parts mystifying art and statement about protecting the environment, Dambo uses recycled materials to craft enormous fairy-tale inspired trolls. In his own words, "I build giant wooden trolls around the world and hide…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Dive Motel & Swim Club

Whether you're talking about sheets with thread counts in the thousands, a boutique bar stocked with the best whiskeys and fancy restaurants, we'll always appreciate the allure of five-star accommodations when we're traveling. And yet, there will always be a place in our hearts for the classic dive bar and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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