BY: ROB HOFFMAN Somewhere in the windswept valley of Patagonia, Emily sits cross-legged next to her blue Westfalia at the foot of a glacial-blue lake looking up at a series of snow-capped mountains, huddled behind the trees. She holds her…
Life without Borders
‘Agrihoods’ combine suburban life with rural benefits
BY: SWIKAR OLI In a verdant living community, thousands of families share large acreages of farmland full of berries, artichokes and heirloom vegetables. People of all ages can walk around the fields to pluck what catches their eye. By the farm,…
Hunter S. Thompson speaks about riding with the Hells Angels for 2 years
BY: TYLER FYFE In 1965, Hunter S. Thompson was introduced to the Oakland chapter of the Hells Angels by San Francisco reporter and gang-member Birney Jarvis. For over a year and a half, Thompson drank, snorted coke, witnessed gang-rapes and…
Grab your fucking inhaler, Billy, this long-boarder just hit 70mph on a Colorado freeway.
Zak Maytum takes to the highways of Colorado with his longboard, a helmet, and minor body pads to shred one of the fastest boarding runs in the country. With a camera following closely behind, Maytum reaches speeds close to 70mph/112kph.…
Giving up everything to travel the world is not glamorous – but it’s worth it
BY: STEFANIE PHILLIPS Seeing yoga poses performed on Greek beaches, explorers hiking the Norwegian Fjords, and daredevils standing spitting distance from beautiful Swedish waterfalls on your Instagram feed is enough to make any nine-to-fiver green with jealousy. 24 867km //…
Sustainability programs in prisons are helping the environment while preparing inmates for life outside of bars
BY: MATTHEW CHIN When given a prison sentence lasting for more than a decade, finding ways to spend the time effectively can be difficult. Not to mention the time spent thinking of ways to be properly integrated back into society…
Meet the badass woman who motorbiked across India after everyone told her she couldn’t
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Roshni Sharma has been a biking enthusiast ever since her father taught her to ride a motorbike at the age of 16. So when a friend of hers — another avid biker — told her about his…
The infamous Burning Man Festival might turn into a permanent city
BY: ZOE MELNYK The Burning Man – a festival that brings together all different walks of life for one week out of every year – is in the process of becoming its very own municipality. Right now, the festival takes…
This diving enthusiast discovered an amazing underwater river (Photos)
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Russian photographer Anatoly Beloshchin is a diving enthusiast with a thirst for adventure. Between diving with sharks and whales and trekking through Antarctica, Beloshchin is always on the hunt for something new – and he found it…
This state park lets travellers search for hidden diamonds and keep what they find
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Combing through a sandy beach with a metal detector for a rare find in the ground can often become a tedious pursuit. However, finding something valuable is closer than you think: in a stretch of what was…
This college student is living on a train to avoid high rent fees
BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICZ Rent can be expensive, landlords can be jerks and roommates are rarely a perfect match, so why put yourself through this misery when you can spend less money by living freely on a train? Instead of staying…
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 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…
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…
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 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 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.…
This generation’s number one nomad traveled the world entirely off the power of his own body
BY: ZOE MELNYK Quite possibly the most badass adventurer of our time, Jason Lewis embarked on an expedition around the world solely relying on his own strength and no motors. The excursion spanned about 13 years and covered a total…
Ex-financial strategist ditched his briefcase for a suitcase and caught his evolution on camera
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN Have you ever wanted to travel the world from your living room? Kien Lam has made this possible with his stunning time-lapse video “Time Is Nothing—A Journey Around the World.” After quitting his job as a financial…