Did you read Part One of my Coolest Campground list? It has another five places across the country that you’ll want to spend at least a few days exploring this summer. Spots like Acadia National Park, Big Bend, and Arches. If you’ve never been camping before, these are splendid places for your first adventure. Many …
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This summer, stop coveting the lifestyle of Instagram influencers and get out there and live it. For real. In the wild. You don’t need to shell out money for Lightroom presets or work on your yoga postures for your next post. You can just throw some camping gear in the back of your car and …
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Whether you grew up in a weird place, moved to a weird place, or just know of a weird place, they are everywhere. Here are the weirdest places to live on Earth. 24 Hours of Day No, that’s not a typo. In Anchorage, between June 8 and July 5 there are 24 hours of daylight …
Eating out in a restaurant has become a distant memory of a simpler time before the terms “flatten the curve” and “essential workers” were part of our daily vernacular. If you’re lucky, your favorite restaurant is offering curbside pickup and delivery so you can still take a break from the constant drudgery of cooking three …
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The UK is a popular tourist destination and with all its rich history, it’s no wonder almost 4 million tourists visited from the USA in 2018. Unfortunately, it looks like we won’t be able to travel there any time soon with the entire nation currently in strict lockdown. However, it isn’t a time to be …
For most of us, a trip to the casino for gambling, food, drinks, and fun is a luxury vacation. There are numerous beautiful and stylish resorts all over the country that will make a casino holiday unforgettable. Vegas is the original Sin City, of course. Get Weird Despite being in the United States, not all …
In 2017 Alex Honnold climbed the most brutal rock face in the world, El Capitan, without a climbing partner, ropes, or safety equipment. The mountain, in Yosemite National Park, has claimed the lives of 25 climbers, and is the site of over 100 climbing-related accidents each year. Remarkably, Honnold survived the climb, as documented in …
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Sure, you’re trapped in your house, but there’s an entire galaxy of cool stuff right over your head in the night sky. Space is infinitely expanding (and contracting, but we’ll focus on the expanding), which might relieve the claustrophobia and boredom that come along with quarantine. Here are eight pictures showing the mystery and wonder …
If you’re looking to add structure to your daydreams about post-quarantine, I’ve got you covered. In Part One of this “go outside, someday” series we mentioned the Wallace Stegner quote saying America’s national parks are “the best idea we ever had”. It comes from a Ken Burns series highlighting the storied path the national parks …
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Social isolation is the key to flattening the curve of Covid-19 infections across the country, relieving the strain on hospitals. You’re saving lives by staying home and watching Netflix. But in the coming months, restrictions will lift and you’ll once again be able to go places and do things. In between movie marathons and baking …
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