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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
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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
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
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A Gentleman’s Guide to Betting on the Ponies

A day spent at the track can be a high energy thrill ride, a nice relaxed way to spend the day with family and friends, or even a date. You control how much you spend, so it’s as expensive as you make it, and you always have the chance to…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Off-Road Campers We’d Buy if Money Were No Object

Every time we have the “What if you could do anything you wanted?” conversation, it always ends with us saying we’d love to do more traveling. And when we say “traveling,” you know we’re not the “book a cruise and hang out in port all week” kind of people. We’re…

By Maxwell Barna
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Accidental Wes Anderson Is a Subreddit for Places That Belong in a Wes Anderson Movie

There's a colorful sense of whimsy in every Wes Anderson movie that extends beyond the costumes and dialogue. It's something that can be seen in every building and locale present in any of the famous director's movies. Now it's given way to a subreddit where redditors share real-life locations that seem…

By Mike Newman
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Stay in Pablo Escobar’s Former Mansion

Situated in Tulum on the edge of the Yucatan Peninsula you'll find Casa Malca, a thirty-five room resort that locals swear was built by notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the '80s. As much as we'd enjoy a stay in Pablo Escobar's former mansion, that's not even the biggest selling…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Pigalle Made Another Colorful Basketball Court

Remember Pigalle's colorful basketball court on the Rue Duperré in Paris? They're back at it again with another colorful collaboration with the team from Ill-Studio. The new court is situated in the same space between Paris apartments they used the first time around, but everything from the hoops to the walls…

By Cooper Fleishman
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