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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
By Cool Material
From Medieval Streets to Whisky Islands: The Ultimate Scotland Road Trip From Medieval Streets to Whisky Islands: The Ultimate Scotland Road Trip
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From Medieval Streets to Whisky Islands: The Ultimate Scotland Road Trip

After traveling across the country to coastal villages and buzzing cities, here’s my 6-day Scotland guide for every type of traveler.

By Hayley Domin
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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The Case for Nashville as Your Next Golf Getaway

It ain't just for bachelor parties. Music City has an elevated side with championship-caliber golf, luxury hotels, and more.

By Cool Material
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Safari Lodges Built to Look Like Shipwrecks

Just off Namibia's Skeleton Coast—Top 5 coast name, by the way—is litany of shipwrecks. Foggy conditions and rocks caused the demise of many boats over the years. We don't recommend sleeping in one of those shipwrecks, but we do recommend sleeping in one of these. Natural Selection, an African safari…

By Mike Newman
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The Gibraltar Skywalk Is a Former WWII Military Lookout

As if there weren't already enough things to do in the Gibraltar Nature Reserve, the popular destination just got one more bucket list attraction thanks to a new viewing platform on its monolithic promontory the Rock of Gibraltar. Designed by local architectural practice Arc Designs, Skywalk is a state-of-the-art glass…

By Cooper Fleishman
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9 of the Best Travel Tips No One Ever Told You

Travel tips articles are a dime a dozen these days and our biggest gripe with them is that they’re always the same tired old tricks. Don’t forget a power adapter in this country, don’t drink the water in this country, don’t bring this in your carry-on, arrive this early to…

By Maxwell Barna
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Silo House

The Silo House began its life as a corrugated steel-wall grain silo in 1955. In other words, it was designed to hold grain, not people. Then Kaiser Works got their hands on it and converted it into a tiny home. The Silo House is a two-story abode with a walnut…

By Mike Newman
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Peninsula House

There’s no denying the fact that Frank Lloyd Wright homes are some of the most beautiful architectural marvels out there, but there are quite a few other architects and firms making houses we’d happily empty our bank accounts to live in. Casa Peninsula by Bernardes Arquitetura is one of those…

By Cooper Fleishman
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