BY: JESSICA BEUKER A young ferocious child lies peacefully in the trunk of an elephant. His name is Abu and he also happens to be her best friend. The child rides ostriches and plays with cheetahs, exploring the raw and…
Try these recipes and eat like you give a fuck.
BY: STEFANIE PHILLIPS Sharpen your fucking knife, because the bad mouthing, vegan cooking phenomenon that is Thug Kitchen is about to get a lot more important. The Thug Kitchen website has been gaining notoriety since its launch in the summer…
These giant wood megaphones magnify the subtlety of nature in surround sound
BY: JOHNATHAN MOSS With every footprint I sink deep within the soil, my troubles fade and I feel my senses come back in order. A walk in the woods can be a soothing experience – there is something about the sound…
Iceland earth-porn captures the world’s most majestic scenery in all of its glory
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Iceland has received quite a bit of good press lately, renowned for its fairy tale scenery, unique community and inexplicable electricity in the air. Its isolation and immensely difficult language only contributes to its mystique and appeal…
A former homeless man released the blueprints for an incredible off-grid solar home for only $2,000
BY: ROB HOFFMAN When misfortune strikes it comes in threes. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet, and other times it’s an excuse to innovate. Fifteen years ago, Lamar Alexander lost everything—his wife, health and home, forcing him into…
New telescoping road-trip mobile expands to 3x its size with the push of a button
BY: ROB HOFFMAN French company, Beauer, just came out with a caravan that will solve the age-old travellers’ conundrum of comfort versus mobility. A van is compact and ultra portable, yet it lacks the living space and amenities of something…
Sex, alcohol and golf carts: the hedonistic Disneyland for old folks
BY: JESSICA BEUKER There is a gated community in Florida where 100,000 residents roam freely in an area the size of Manhattan. There are no cars or trucks – instead everyone cruises around in golf carts, many of which have…
As refugees flee for their lives, here are the important items they chose to bring with them
BY: CONNOR BRIAN Currently, we are experiencing what the European Commission has dubbed the world’s worst refugee crisis since the Second World War. More than 50 million people were displaced in 2014 and floods more are cramming into tiny rubber…
The 10 winners from Nat Geo’s Traveler Photo Contest will ignite your spirit of adventure
BY: CONNOR BRIAN Armed with endurance, creativity, and a bold sense of adventure these photographers departed into the unknown with the knowledge that the human mind only blooms when exposed to new experience. The marvels experienced while travelling often turn…
Meet Jill Redwood – she’s lived off-grid for more than 30 years
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In a world where almost everyone is owned by their technology, thoughts of going completely off the grid start to creep into the mind. We zombie-walk through life on a leash, the other end tied around the…
This documentary will change the way you see the world
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Out of sight, out of mind. That’s the mantra that so many of us use to shield ourselves from acknowledging the pain, poverty, heartbreak and terror that so many people, all around the world face on a…
After visiting 100 off-grid homes, this is the barebones truth about life in the pathless woods
BY: TYLER FYFE In a frostbitten valley in the deep bush of Northern Saskatchewan lives the most isolated couple in North America—100 km away from the nearest unpaved road. The only way in or out is by float plane. Ron…
The family album of a 2-year-old and her addict parents shows that love exists in dark places
BY: CONNOR BRIAN Wandering the moonlit streets of St. Petersburg, Russia, in search of subjects for her latest project, photographer Irina Popova noticed a young tattooed woman pushing her daughter in a stroller while stumbling with a drunken swagger. After…
America’s new bullet train is about to make LA to Las Vegas an 80-minute commute
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Two of America’s most notorious cities are about to join hands with a new bullet train that could change the face of south-western travel, tourism and economy. XpressWest, a private railroad company, is collaborating with China Railway…
7 reasons why travel is the best relationship you will ever have
BY: TRENT FLESKENS If you’ve ever been in love, then you likely already know how much it sucks to have your heart completely broken. I’m talking ripped out, torn to pieces, chewed up, spit out and stomped on. Breakups are…
Designer suits, inked skin and amputated fingers—inside the Yakuza, the world’s largest crime syndicate
BY: CONNOR BRIAN | Photos by: Anton Kusters The Yakuza are known for their ruthlessness, full-body tattoos, and a strict code of honour, that if broken has a tradition of punishing you by cutting off your fingers one at a time.…
Thanks to a New Zealand earthquake the homeless now sip champagne, ride horses and live like kings
BY: ELI ROSS The Christchurch earthquake registered a 6.3 on the Richter scale, becoming New Zealand’s second deadliest natural disaster and flipping the world of most of its population upside down. But those who slept on park benches and below…
This Australian couple ditched society to permanently circle paradise in a sail-boat
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Here’s a glimpse into the lives of Australian globetrotter couple and travel-bloggers, Riley and Elayna, currently circumnavigating the high seas on their sail-boat, La Vagabonde. Riley traded nearly a decade of toil in mines and oil rigs…
How to embrace the zen of hiking with purpose
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Though the first carried more miles, the second day of the hike was totally and unapologetically uphill. When you ascend, hiking becomes the zen of endurance. First, you are stripped of all the pleasures of hiking. Your excitement…
Evolution and climate change just became mandatory curriculum in the heart of the bible-belt
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Alabama has broken ground on new public school standards that will come as a relief to the country’s hopeful progressives. Get your champagne glasses ready, Liberals, Alabama now requires science class to teach evolution and climate change—and…