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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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The 50 Best Bars in the World

It only takes one viewing of Bar Rescue to understand just how awful and sad a bar can be. Sure, it's fabricated for TV, but everyone knows a bar worthy of being on that show. So when you find a good one near you, cherish it. And if you need help finding a bar…

By Mike Newman
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The Most Instagrammed Location In Every State

Instagram is a treasure trove of inspiration. See a talented photographer post a pic of a lush, mountain-dotted landscape, and you might be driven to go find a similar spot near you. It happens a lot. Busbud, the travel site that helps readers book bus tickets, dug through all those…

By Mike Newman
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14 Drinks You Should Never Order After You Turn 30

Thirty is an important age. It’s the age when you begin to think about your own mortality. It’s also the time when you start to evaluate your life choices. When you were a child, 30 seemed like the oldest age you could imagine. By the time you turn 30, you should…

By Christopher Osburn
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We Tried the REAL Burger King Black Burger

That Halloween Whopper Burger King is currently peddling, with its A.1. steak sauce-infused black bun, is actually a thinly-veiled slap in America's face. BK knew U.S. Twitter feeds blew up when the company released the original Kuro ("Black") burger in Japan last year, but they didn't think our taste buds were ready for…

By Mike Newman
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10 Great Movies on Netflix Right Now That You’ve Probably Never Seen

For all the things we love about Netflix, one thing we hate is navigating the wasteland of crap that's pushed out every month. For every Django Unchained, there are a dozen Spice Worlds. So, when you're trying to find a gem you haven't already seen, it can be tough. That's why we…

By Mike Newman
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