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Photojojo Iris Lens Series

Our Favorite Smartphone Camera Lens for 2016

For budding travel iPhoneographers looking to pack extremely light, Photojojo's Iris is the best smartphone lens kit we've ever seen.
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Bucket List Booze: 4 Over-the-Top Cocktails to Try Before You Die

These four unique cocktails boast some of the world’s most lavish, over-the-top ingredients and preparations, often with a sky-high price tag to match.
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Know Your Rights! What to Expect When You Get Bumped from a Flight

For U.S. travelers, here’s a primer on what to expect, what rights you have, and how you might actually profit when your airline bumps you.
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How to Ground Your Fear of Flying

From simple education to hardcore chemicals, here are a few of our favorite ways to overcome your fear of flying.
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How to Travel Anywhere with Only Carry-on Luggage

Here are our favorite tips for traveling anywhere for any length of time with only carry-on luggage.
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Art Hotels: 3 Works of Art You Can Actually Spend the Night In

Some designer hotel properties provide legitimate fine art installations with a built-in place to crash.
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3 Ways to Make Sure You Never Lose Your Luggage Again

From Bluetooth-enabled luggage, to smartphone apps, to dedicated cellular gadgets, here are three of our favorite luggage tracking solutions.
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The Best Poutine Joints in Montreal

Since Quebec holds the unofficial patent on poutine, it’s only fitting to find the world’s best, most creative examples in Montreal.
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3 Unique Peer-to-Peer Travel Websites You’ve Never Heard of

Airbnb paved the way for dozens of peer-to-peer travel websites. Here are just three of our favorites that you’ve probably never heard of.
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The 3 Best Hotel Bars in San Francisco

Here are just a few of our favorite hotel watering holes in one of our favorite California cities.
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Hoppy Travels: The 3 Best American Small Cities for Craft Brewing

Some cities rise above the rest for their solid reputation of craft beer brewing. Here are three of our favorite American small cities for craft beer nerds.
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Man’s Man Travel – 3 Badass Father’s Day Vacations

If your pop is the no-nonsense, beer-swilling outdoorsman type, here are three extreme vacations you can bond over this Father's Day.
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4 Must-have Travel Gadgets for Father’s Day

No matter how debonair and tech-forward your pop is, there’s always room to upgrade his travel game. Here are four must-have gadgets every dad will love.
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Finding Buddha: Why Japan’s Epic Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Should Be on Your Bucket List

Japan's Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage is one of only two hikes in the world with a spot on UNESCO’s exclusive list of World Heritage Sites.
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Top 3 Ultrabook Laptops for Travelers

These three PC ultrabooks are giving Apple's MacBook Air a run for its money.
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The Best U.S. Airports for Craft Beer Snobs

Two decades after the stateside microbrew explosion, U.S. airports are finally opening their terminals to legitimate craft beer bars.
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Adventures in Florida: 5 killer outdoor experiences in the Sunshine State

Florida isn't all about day-drinking on the water. Here are five of our favorite outdoor experiences in the Sunshine State that don’t involve the beach.
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Tax season travel splurge: Vacationing at Gili Lankanfushi Maldives

Gili Lankanfushi is consistently ranked as TripAdvisor’s #1 hotel in Maldives and it epitomizes the country’s idyllic ocean setting.
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REACTOR Titan: A Bulletproof Watch for Adventurous Travelers

REACTOR's military-grade Titan Watch is designed to survive the rigors of hardcore adventure travel.
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a Weekend at Mississippi River Distilling Whiskey School

Skip the glittery hats and shamrock sunglasses this St. Patrick's Day. Think bigger with an exclusive, hands-on course in the fine art of whiskey making.
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The Liberty Hotel: A One-time Jail Turned Luxury Boston Hotel

Boston's most notorious prison — the one-time Charles Street Jail — was carefully renovated into a stunning luxury hotel worthy of a true gentleman.
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Travel gear upgrade: The 3 best wheeled backpacks on the market

These premium wheeled backpacks are three of the best, most versatile we've ever tested.
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Hacienda Encantada Resort: Paradise on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula

Few hotels in Cabo San Lucas offer more luxury swank and swagger than Hacienda Encantada Resort & Spa.