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 //…
This ex-marine is overcoming his PTSD by travelling and exploring the world
BY: ZOE MELNYK While some live by the philosophy that laughter is the best medicine, this ex-marine is trying to prove that there really is no higher remedy than the healing powers of being in nature and exploring every inch…
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…
This mysterious well turns everything it touches to “stone”
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In England, near the town of Knaresborough, on the banks of the River Nidd sits one of the oldest tourist attractions in England. A well — its sides resembling a giant’s skull — draws the courageous and…
This traveller has learnt to speak seven different languages by talking to locals of the places he visits
BY: ZOE MELNYK There are a million excuses to avoid learning another language – you’re too old, classes are too expensive, you don’t have time. The list goes on, but not anymore. Irish nomad Benny Lewis has untapped the key…
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…
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…
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…
Meet the 2-year-old backpacker who has travelled more than 483 kilometers
BY: JESSICA BEUKER From that very first wobbly step to the first word, uttered slowly but with confidence—these are the important milestones in a typical child’s life. But Bodhi Bennett is not your typical child. At only 5 days old,…
Man takes to the Swiss Alps to live like a goat
BY: MATTHEW CHIN When trying to find an authentic experience while traveling, have you ever had the insatiable urge to ditch human life and take to the Swiss Alps to graze with goats in their peaceful, simplistic natural habitat? Me…
8 college kids converted a school bus and went on this decade’s rowdiest Alaskan road trip (video)
BY: ROB HOFFMAN This winter, eight friends split on a Ford E-350 bus. They spent the next five months renovating and decking it out with old car seats and a platform on the roof to camp under the stars. After…