BY: ERIC ZDANCEWICZ Photography has become so accessible we have an app that instantly deletes photos after you send them. The tangibility of the art is still present, but not nearly as much as the digital is in everyday life.…
How to make travelling the world and writing about it your full-time job
BY: ZOE MELNYK So you want to ditch your routine and travel the world for a living? You want to join the travel blog community filled with explorers and writers who are actually making a profit from their posts? There’s…
Two Aussie mates embark on an epic adventure, surfing all of India’s 28 states (video)
BY: MELISSA GONZALEZ Do you ever think about picking up a camera, heading to a completely foreign land, and surfing it with your best friend? Well these guys have. And they chose the land of diversity – India. In October…
This spaceship-like vehicle lets you travel on abandoned railways
BY: ZOE MELNYK What was once a trashed pickup truck and some scrap metal is now the most ingenious form of uncongested transportation that will interest any traveler who’s passionate about taking the scenic route. Two brothers from Guadalajara, Mexico,…
This female-only village in Kenya is a safe haven for women affected by sexual violence
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Throughout Kenya’s history, women have been subject to abuses of their rights and liberties. They also face danger daily: according to Upworthy, one in four women living in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, has been sexually assaulted.…
Now you can help plant trees while sitting on your ass
BY: LISA CUMMING Tree planting is no picnic. The hours are long and the work is quite literally backbreaking. Unfortunately since the early 2000s, wages earned from tree planting have been dropping rapidly. This drop could be attributed to anything…
This wander-lusting couple roams the world without a watch or destination
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Holi Festival Maria and Ben have always been driven by itchy feet and a thirsty mind. Even before they met, they individually explored the world, one piece at a time. In fact, it was travel that led…
Shutka is an otherworldly town ruled by Gypsies
BY: M. TOMOSKI Near the Kosovo border, north of the Macedonian capital Skopje, lies an unusual town with unlikely inhabitants. Considered a slum by many in the country, this community has something that very few slumtowns around the world receive:…
This illustrator encourages people to live differently by boldly showing us the sad truth about today’s world
BY: JESSICA BEUKER I have to imagine that the world was not always like this. People working grinding, soul crushing jobs they hate to get to the almighty dollar. Consumers filling their houses, their garages, their rented-storage spaces with all…
These adventure-loving parents are raising three toddlers while sailing the world
BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICZ Scott and Brittany Meyers began their journey five years ago. They set sail in Chicago, and journeyed the east coast of the United States to Trinidad. In 2012, their crew began to grow as they welcomed aboard…
These breathtaking photos depict how the earth is our playground
BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICZ These breathtaking photos make people look like ants compared to Mother Nature. It is so easy to oversee the beauty that surrounds us every day, but these images will quickly remind you what the natural world has…
Meet Alberto – the stone-carving hermit of Nicaragua who lives entirely off of the land
BY: JESSICA BEUKER There is a small, weathered shack on the side of a path in a valley in Nicaragua. It is part of the Tisey Estanzuela Natural Reserve, which lies just outside of Esteli. Tisey is a 23,000 acre…
This artist melted 1,527 guns and turned them into shovel heads for planting trees
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN One way to fight gun violence is to be a social activist in your community. Another less-conventional way would be to melt down thousands of firearms and use them as artistic tools to contribute to society. It’s…
It is now legal in L.A. to grow your own fruit and veggies on city land
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN We’re living in a fast food apocalypse. Considering you need to make a down payment on a salad these days due to high fruit and vegetable prices, getting a fast and cheap burger for lunch has become…
This extreme sports traveler became the first person to cycle to the South Pole
BY: ZOE MELNYK All nomads share the same undeniable urge to travel the world free from any monetary or time restrictions. A life filled with stability seems equivalent to a life in prison, and while escaping a mundane life may…
The pages of this book will turn contaminated sewage water into clean drinking water
BY: M. TOMOSKI When someone makes the claim that a book can save lives, skepticism is likely the most reasonable response. It may even be fair to assume that they had just emerged from a crowded auditorium where the past…
Iowa Barber is encouraging children to read by giving free haircuts to kids that read him stories
BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICZ Courtney Holmes is not your typical barber – he is a role model to the children of his community. With school resuming in the upcoming weeks he has taken initiative in preparing children for the first day…
Colorado’s first weedery will revolutionize the cannabis industry
BY: ZOE MELNYK It’s no surprise that Washington and Colorado have experienced a surge in tourism since legalizing marijuana, but the cannabis industry is about to encounter a whole new way to enjoy that blissful high with America’s first ever…
Meet the model, actor and photographer who was homeless for six years
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The word “homeless” conjures up a very particular image. A homeless man’s clothing is tattered, torn, and covered in whatever grime resides in the cracks and corners of the sidewalk. The smell of alcohol and body odour…
“The Hobby” is an underground club of travellers who “hack” airlines to fly around the world for free
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Somewhere between LAX and JFK, complimentary champagne, mid flight turbulence and stewardess hand-jobs, Ben Schlappig sits hunched over his laptop strategizing new ways to pull the wool over the eyes of the world’s most powerful airline execs.…