Finding the perfect hostel is never easy and looking from a million miles away can be even more daunting. With the seemingly endless list of hostels choosing the right one can appear an impossible tas…
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Hitchhiking movies that will motivate you to hit the road
BY: TIM O’NEAL Just like many stories about hitchhiking, movies about hitchhiking often focus on the negative. The Hitcher comes to mind immediately. That scene in Pee Wee’s Big Adventure when L…
Backpacking sleeping pad: Why you should invest in a good night’s sleep
Getting a good nights sleep on the road can be hard. Especially so if your sleeping plans involve a tent, a car, or the cold, cold ground. Trust that if you plan on sleeping in locations that don̵…
Hostels: What exactly are these cheap accomadation options?
Proclaiming backpacking plans to everyone while sharing a daily countdown until you jet off has to be one of the most exhilarating feelings. Then come the questions covering who, what, where, when, wh…
7 vegetarian snacks that are perfect for road tripping
Are you going on a road trip soon? Well, we all know that one of the most important things to prepare is your playlist but you also need sustenance. Pack snacks… lots of snacks! If you’re a vege…
VW camper for sale: What to look for when buying
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP VW camper vans have been a staple in both past and present culture. It used to just be car enthusiasts who lusted after these vehicles to buy to restore the vintage vehicle to its or…
Tiny house designs: Life Hacks
Perhaps one of the most important – and the most fun – parts of building your own tiny house is designing the interior. Not only is this where you get a chance to express and showcase your…
The 5 most epic VW camper renovations (photos)
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Out with the old and in with the new. Instead of buying a rundown house, tearing out the entire interior and making it your dream home, people these days are choosing to do their ren…
10 quotes that will inspire you to join the van life
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP More and more stories are popping up about people ditching the typical 9-5 life and opting for something a little more unconventional and definitely more exciting: the van life. From…
Container houses: Why you should build one ASAP
Growing populations, growing real estate cost, growing cities. Everything in our life seems to be growing bigger, denser, gaudier, and glitzier. Between mile-high condominiums, mile-long highways, and…
Hitchhiking stories: 3 positive hitchhiking stories
BY: TIM O’NEAL Everyone has heard hitchhiking horror stories. Any conversation about hitchhiking inevitably leads to discussing the risks and inherent dangers, but these negative accounts are th…
Road trip essentials: 10 things you’ll need for your road trip
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Preparing your road trip essentials will ease your mind during your road trip, giving you the freedom to focus on the open road ahead of you. You can’t buy peace of mind, but you can…
American road trip checklist
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP One of the worst ways to start off a trip is with the dreadful feeling that you forgot something important at home. It gets even worse if you realize you did in fact forget something…
Millennial travel: Millennials are the first generation to be defined by traveling
BY: JACQUELINE KEHOE A couple months ago, one of my best friends and my boyfriend (separately, of course) booked trips out West. He was going to Seattle for work; she was off to Portland. For some rea…
Hitchhiking: 10 things to consider before catching a ride
BY: TIM O’NEAL The allure of the open road is strong for many of us. Crisscrossing the country (or the world!) with nothing but a backpack, catching free rides from strangers, is a romantic noti…
Inspiring tiny cabins that will make you want to live in the woods
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In a world filled with constant noise, sometimes it’s hard to take a moment to ourselves to stop and think. Whether we’re on a packed subway during our morning commute,…
Container house vs. traditional tiny home
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS In an age where housing prices are climbing faster than a monkey on PCP – forcing millennials and young families to either live at home with their parents or room with friends – …
Backpacking Checklist: Everything you should have in your bag
Planning for a big backpacking trip can be stressful, and you wouldn’t be the first if you got to the airport and suddenly realized you forgot something important at home (although hopefully it&…
Shipping container homes: 5 things to consider before owning one
Have you ever wanted to live in a cube? You might get your chance as container houses sweep the world, a response to increasingly congested cities, clogged apartments, and rising housing costs. Part i…
Living small: study shows that having fewer things makes you happier
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In 1975, the average size of a house in Canada was 1,050 square feet. Only 35 years later, in 2010, that number nearly doubled, with houses reaching an average size of 1,950 square …