Since we looked at birds and said, “Pffft, I can do that,” humankind has been obsessed with flight. I’m not talking about airplanes or helicopters, either. I’m talking about full-on, unassisted, Superman-style gliding. However, almost all those attempts have failed, like Icarus or those old 1900s videos of dudes with mustaches building flying machines. There is, however, one extreme sport that allows mere mortals the closest we will ever get to self-propelled flight: a zip line.
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Pre-Urban Exploration Mexico: Hilton Puerto Vallarta Resort
I’ve spent a lot of time in hotels in my life, but all of them have been, well, built when I got there. With walls and bathroom fixtures and everything. So when I got the opportunity to visit the new Hilton Puerto Vallarta Resort to do some pre-urban exploration Mexico. Before it was finished, I decided it would be a perfect opportunity for a website with the word “unfinished” in the title, but has a shortage of articles about unfinished things.
The Hilton Puerto Vallarta Resort is just five minutes south of Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) and a ten minute drive from Puerto Vallarta’s city center. It’s right in the middle of the city’s large hotel zone, so its close to all the malls, shopping, and dining in the area. Apparently it will have a buffet and a la carte gourmet dining, limitless beverages, 24-hour room service, daytime activities, recreational amenities, and live nightly entertainment. And this is all on the beach.
Need a Hangover Cure? Try Interjet
Hangovers are never fun. Especially tequila hangovers, which we all know are the kind of hangovers that feel like an ice pick has been driven into your skull over one eye because we all know that hangovers are always asymmetrical. Nothing is fun while being hungover, but some activities are worse than others. Sitting in the shower, for example, is bearable. So is watching a Will Ferrell
Man Up Your Face With a Norelco Electric Razor
There are a handful of cornerstones and turning points that every man must pass through in their transition from dorky child to the most distinguished, debonair modern man they can be. One of those milestones you should achieve by the end of your 20s at the very latest is deciding on which facial hair pattern works for you. This is what you’ve been striving towards since you hacked up your chin with a Bic razor at age 12. And while you may desire to pull off a wicked-sweet Tony Stark goatee
EXO Hardside Spinner Carry-On – Travel Tested
The First step to becoming a ‘Finished Man’ is to live an exciting life, which means having exciting experiences. This might mean racing a Ducati motorcycle at top speed. Though it’s up to you to define what these experiences are, I’ve found that the secret sauce in the recipe is travel.
When I first started traveling, I would move around like a backpacking schmuck, often staying in dumpy hostel dorm rooms as a student. I would pack my hobo-looking clothes in an oversized backpack that I found for sale on REI, and off I went. This actually served me well for many years. Everyone has to start somewhere, and the experience made me what I am today, even if I was
Journey to the Present at Panama’s Embera Indian Village
The Embera Indian Village outside of Panama City is not a historical recreation. It’s not Panama’s answer to Jamestown or Plymouth Colony. There is no modern visitor center or actors dressed in traditional garb and refusing to break character for eight bucks an hour. Despite the fact that there are tours, and the Embera people are friendly, hospitable, and happy to share their traditions and culture with outsiders, the Embera Indian Village is a real village, and a real home to the Embera people that live there.
Italian Aperitivo: Post-work Drinks With a Side of Class
Any good traveler knows that the best way to learn the culture of any city or region isn’t by reading marketing pamphlets or talking about it …
