Topo Designs has been crafting gear for outdoors lovers for over 10 years from their base in Colorado, and their colorful designs inspired a cult following across the country. The Topo Designs Rover Pack has served as the basis for a number of different brand collaborations & product design spin-offs over the years. Today, we […]
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Picture yourself traveling through Europe with no internet access, no smartphone, and nothing more than a paperback guide book. Hard to imagine? Countless Americans were able to accomplish this thanks to the efforts of Rick Steves. Regarded as one of America’s foremost experts on European travel, Rick Steves’ travel empire encompasses more than just guidebooks:
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The Standby With Me team and Timbuk2 have something in common: we both have roots in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is no secret that we have a sort of affinity for the small bike messenger company that grew into a global leader of travel & tech gear. When we stumbled across the Blink
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I don’t care how skilled you are at analyzing college basketball metrics: you probably aren’t going to be able to build the perfect March Madness bracket this year. You know what though? That’s okay! You could use this knowledge to spare yourself the stress & inevitable heartbreak of your bracket getting busted during the first
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Dallas-Ft Worth International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the United States. This American Airlines hub features 5 terminals with 182 gates that serve over 20 airlines. DFW International Airport covers 27 square miles which makes it large enough to have its own zip code (for reference, the entire island of Manhattan has
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If you want to apply for an airline job, are in the right place. As an airline professional, I notice that even some of the most experienced travelers don’t necessarily realize just how much of an army it takes to keep an airline running. Let me begin by asking you this: when you think of
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I asked my local bottle shop owner which DFW-based brewery he wished got more attention, and he pointed me towards a few six-packs from Manhattan Project Beer Company. After visiting their taproom & cafe, I have to agree: Manhattan Project makes great beer & has a unique location to boot. Today, we dig into one
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“Can I bring alcohol on a plane?” is a commonly asked question from those who enjoy traveling with their own booze. The short answer is “yes”, you can bring alcohol in your checked luggage or carry-on bag while flying on commercial airplanes. Whether or not you should, and how to ensure that you are complying
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With a snowy (not to mention dangerous) week here in Texas, we pulled our last holiday ale out of the fridge to toast goodbye to the winter storm that swept through our area. We are halfway through February, so it was about time to polish off our last Christmas ale. It was a good way
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Travel introduced me to how amazing the world of coffee truly is. Caffeine used to be nothing more than a tool for me: I take short trips with little downtime, so I turned to coffee to help keep me awake. You can only drink so much cheap hotel coffee before you start to wonder if
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