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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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You Can Visit the World’s Largest Bird Statue in India

If India isn't already on your list of must-visit countries, it should be. Between the delicious food, centuries old architecture and incredible culture, the country as a whole has a lot to offer when it comes to the traveler with wanderlust. If you needed one more reason to visit--you don't--you…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Polydrop Trailer

Don’t call the Polydrop Trailer a camping trailer. It was never designed to be pigeonholed into that category. Instead, it’s a personal living space that’s meant to go with you and act as a place to get away, rest, think, and create. The mostly hand built polygon-teardrop shaped trailer uses…

By Amos Kwon
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MIT and NASA Create a New Kind of Airplane Wing

Think of how a conventional airplane is shaped and how it flies, then throw all that out the aircraft canopy. A team of engineers from MIT and NASA have just created (and tested) a new type of wing that's anything but conventional since it uses hundreds of tiny pieces that…

By Amos Kwon
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Sculptor’s Unzipped Milan Building Facade

Painting an illusion is one thing, "peeling off" a building's facade as an art installation takes a bit more, shall we say, commitment. British sculptor Alex Chinneck, who specializes in illusory sculptural and architectural displays has created a building unzipped, in what amounts to an edificial striptease. Created for Milan…

By Amos Kwon
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Spend a Night in the Louvre with This Airbnb Contest

At this point, everyone knows you can stay in some pretty sweet Airbnb rentals when you're traveling. Treehouses. Game of Thrones locations. Castles. They also cornered the market on some incredible, once-in-a-lifetime stays through contests. Joining the likes of the Great Wall, LEGO House, Van Gogh's Bedroom and Dracula's Castle…

By Cooper Fleishman
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