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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter

These 5 lighters turn a disposable necessity into a piece of EDC you’ll actually want to carry.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

A guide to the galleries, murals, sculptures, and musical performances worth seeking out between beach days.

By Cool Material
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington
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This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington

A three-day ride along former railways takes you through the Cascades and all the way into Seattle.

By Brandon Withrow
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8 Cocktails Perfect for Spring

The coming of spring means several things to us. Longer days, warmer nights, grilling, camping, picnicking, loafers, and all the other awesome things that come to mind when the world thaws. Of our favorite warm-weather activities, spring time cocktail drinking is quite possibly our favorite. Yes, cold-weather cocktail drinking is…

By Maxwell Barna
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8 New Video Games You Need to Play This Spring

Saying “spring” in the title here feels ceremonial. It’s already hit 90 around us at a time of year when we should still be debating whether or not it’s cool enough for a light jacket. If you’re in the same boat, maybe a better title would be “Games to Keep…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Bucket List Steaks: 15 Steakhouses You Need to Visit at Least Once

A great steak is fairly simple. You get a really good cut, season it properly, cook it just right, and, ta-da!, you've got yourself a great steak. Knowing that, it's strange that there aren't more great steakhouses. Next time you're craving a cut, forget the hunting and just try one of these.…

By Mike Newman
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10 Reasons to Visit Puerto Rico Right Now

For the American traveler, Puerto Rico is a dream. It’s a far off and exotic Caribbean land, filled with palm trees, piercing turquoise ocean, rich history, beaches galore, and what may very well be one of the best food scenes on the entire planet. A trip there feels like traveling…

By Maxwell Barna
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8 Striped Shirts to Channel Your Inner Pablo Picasso

Striped shirts have long been the casual uniform of stylish men. The French National Navy popularized the garment in the mid 19th century; artists like Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol oft donned the look, despite living in vastly different eras; style rebels James Dean and Kurt Cobain even bought in.…

By Evan Malachosky
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