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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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Sampling Rum at the Number One Rum Distiller in the World

If we’re really looking for a delightful after-dinner cocktail or a stiff one after a hard day’s work, we’re picking up where bourbon sometimes falls short, and grabbing a pour of some barrel-aged rum. Case in point? Flor de Caña. This Nicaraguan rum company has been producing some of the…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Classic Car Club at Pier 76

For the last decade, the Classic Car Club, a New York outfit open to petrolheads, has gathered in Soho for hangouts and meetings. Now, they've packed their trunks and hightailed it over to Pier 76, where Marc Thorpe Design imagined a new home base complete with a bar, mechanic space,…

By Mike Newman
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5 Days in Nicaragua

Nicaragua is one of those places on many bucket lists for all different reasons. Excellent surf, incredible weather, inexpensive living, delicious food, friendly locals, quality cigars, and good rum all made heading out there high on our personal list. Well, last week, we crossed it off. The folks from Flor…

By Maxwell Barna
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Own Michelangelo’s Tuscan Villa

If you need to stretch your artistic muscles—and your pockets are insanely deep—the Tuscan villa of your dreams just hit the market. Michelangelo's villa, which the legendary artist acquired in 1549, is for sale now through Handsome Properties International. The home boasts 10 bedrooms, 7 full baths, and over 12,000…

By Mike Newman
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Invisible Studio Trailer Microhome

A home that costs $28,000? Sign. Us. Up. Okay, before you cancel your lease and plan your move, this microhome is one of a kind—but Invisible Studio is happy to share the plans so you can try your hand at building your own. The Trailer microhome is a relocatable pad…

By Mike Newman
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