BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICZ The West is full of workaholics, glorifying “business” and moving at a pace that often forgets to slow down now and then to actually live. Photographer Adelina Darvina realized she had allowed her busy schedule to consume…
Everest pioneer, George Mallory, tells you the meaning of life
BY: TYLER FYFE In 1922, George Mallory was asked by a journalist about why he would risk his life to be the first person to attempt to reach to summit of Mt. Everest? His profound response outlines an undeniably powerful…
6 TED Talks that will show you how to pack your life in a backpack and live your dream (Videos)
BY: EDITORS Collapsing your life into a backpack is equal parts pragmatism and symbolism. While choosing to simplify seems like the most straightforward choice you could possibly make, often the choice to self-determinate comes with a hidden complexity. Where do…
This 78-year-old road warrior should be an inspiration to all of us
BY: JACK M. “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn…
This couple has spent 5 years and 80,000 glorious miles circling Europe in a VW camper van
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Lauren Smith and Calum Creasey have spent the past five years circling Europe in sporadic bursts and watching the diverse landscape evolve from behind the windshield of their 1996 VW T4 van. Originally hailing from the United…
NASA is working on a passenger plane that could travel between NYC and Tokyo in 2 hours
BY: ROB HOFFMAN New railway and aircraft technologies never fail to capture the imagination—and the future is bright, with bullet-trains that connect LA to Las Vegas in 80 minutes, and now a new rocket plane that turns an 18 hour…
Portable wood-stove collapses small enough to fit in your backpack to heat tents, vans and tiny homes
BY: EDITORS Let’s face it, we are not all Bear Grylls. When the wind is as sharp as a knife, not all of us have the skills, or the willpower, to take refuge inside the carcass of some large land…
This couple builds a Portland tiny-home, lives for free and endlessly travels in a VW bus
BY: ROB HOFFMAN As Bryan and Jen peeled back the layers of their life, auctioned off their unnecessaries, bowed out of the 9-5 clockwork and unloaded the weight of their mortgage, it was as if they were finally joining hands…
This expandable bike trailer is a mobile home that turns the world into your backyard
BY: ROB HOFFMAN It may be slow, but that’s exactly the benefit a growing number of travellers are seeking when they trade their cars for well-equipped bicycles to take cross country. By designing a towable living space, many have turned…
This wolf sanctuary lets you watch the northern lights while you cuddle with wolves
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Ah wolves—the poster boys of Mother Nature’s glorious craftsmanship. There is hardly any beast in the animal kingdom that can compare to the shear majestic force of a wolf’s powerful frame, sleek coat and eternal stoic glare.…
This 32-year-old biked across 30 countries to show his OCD who’s boss
BY: LAURA GARRIDO It is not uncommon for many of us to feel trapped in the world we were born into, consumed by the idea of following a cookie-cutter narrative for our lives. Despite the fact that these planned-out lifestyles…
You can now virtually explore Yosemite and free-climb El Capitan on Google Street View
BY: ROB HOFFMAN On October 15th, Google officially launched their new branch of street view that allows you to virtually explore Yosemite National Park and climb the stiff face of El Capitan. Looking out from two-thirds up the mountain you…
Family explores the wilderness full-time in an eco-trailer that runs on free vegetable oil
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Jerud and Ching roll their mountain bikes into and over the cascading mountains of the pathless Northern Pacific. Most days, they’ll spend their afternoons chasing the rugged and unfamiliar terrain and return to their trailer in the…
This infographic shows the easiest ways to beat the system and travel the world for free
BY: ROB HOFFMAN You would be surprised at the amount of free-travel opportunities that most people pass up because they don’t know the right places to look. Pricey all inclusive deals, tourism commercials and a general barrage of travel advertisements…
Why travel is sometimes the only cure for festering mediocrity and greyscale existence
BY: TYLER FYFE There were plenty of reasons not to come out here. Common sense was certainly one of them. I was pressed beneath the thumb of debt. But life was becoming a manic brand of boring. My weekdays were…
These are the most powerful passports in the world and the most useless ones that constrict travel
BY: EDITORS When it comes to passports, turns out all humans aren’t born free and equal. A passport is normally seen as a universal tool of freedom—but that convention isn’t exactly true. Earlier this year, The Visa Restrictions Index by…
This graffiti artist captured his wild train-hopping adventure from Mexico to Alaska
BY: CONNOR BRIAN Smeared in oil, tucked in secret corners of train yards, graffiti artist Swampy is well versed when it comes to sneaking behind the back of US transport. From Oaxaca, Mexico he sailed on the top of rail…
GoPro is letting you fund your adventures by offering thousands of dollars for photos and videos
BY: ROB HOFFMAN GoPro has pretty much taken over the action-sports world, letting viewers see through the eyes of top athletes to imagine themselves carving down near-vertical mountain drops, popping backflips over canyons and surfing through 20-foot barrels. The beauty…
The Earth Cruiser is like a rugged eco-RV that takes you both off-road and off-grid
BY: STEFANIE PHILLIPS For generations families across North America have loved vacationing from the comfort of an RV. We’ve all seen that movie scene where the typical American family stops at the Grand Canyon, descends from their comfortable motor home…
This urban escape trailer can pretty much do everything an Airstream can’t
BY: EDITORS The Airstream travel trailer is the ultimate vehicle of the American nomadic lifestyle if your definition of urban escape is open roads and national parks. But there are some people who want an experience unsoiled by nature-themed gift…