BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN North America’s known for its extreme consumer culture. You step outside your front door and are immediately bombarded with thousands of billboards and advertisements. From all you can eat buffets to limitless credit cards, there is…
Meet the guy who visited every single country before turning 40 while still keeping his full time job
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN Norwegian New Media consultant Gunnar Garfors has mastered the game of globetrotting by visiting all 198 countries before turning 40. As if this feat isn’t impressive enough, he did it while keeping his full time job. Garfors…
Here are 7 of the most colourful natural wonders of the world
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA From the depths of the Grand Canyon, across the Caribbean Sea to Colombia’s transformative rivers, to the other side of the world in the valleys of China—the Earth is a colourful place. These places are…
Man turns his grandma’s van into an adventure-mobile to capture the ultimate American landscapes
By: ROB HOFFMAN Travis Burke’s van is one beautiful beast. Though it dates backs to 1994 and spent years collecting rust in his grandmother’s yard, today, it’s a bonafide symbol of North American exploration. An adventure-mobile of unparalleled status. Twenty-eight years old…
If you want to be more creative all you need to do is book a plane ticket
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN When not distracted by cheap souvenirs, travelling has the power to give you a competitive advantage when it comes to creativity. Many people are convinced that they return from a trip as a completely different person, while…
6 unethical life hacks that are ridiculously effective at making society your personal playground
BY: PATRICK SCUTTLESBY “Victimless crime”—a term describing illegal activity that doesn’t have a direct negative effect on another person. If you smoke pot, get discreetly shit-faced in public or steal from Walmart, you’re likely familiar. What I’m about to give…
This couple has spent 15 years living happily in a vintage car and travelling the world.
By: Jack M. In 2000, Herman and Candelaria Zapp set out on a 16-month trip from their home in Argentina to backpack around Alaska. But that trip has turned into a round-the-world saga spanning 15 years that would leave the…
There’s a teahouse at the top of a deadly mountain that people are risking their lives to drink from
By: Jack M. Hua Shan (Mandarin for Flower Mountain) is a mountain in Shaanxi province, central China, not too far from the celebrated city of Xi’an, of Terra Cotta Warrior fame. There are five peaks, and it is the South…
You can now rent van-hotels in New York City’s hottest areas for $22 a night
BY: JESSICA BEUKER New York City, a place with endless possibilities and a bustling environment, is on the travel bucket lists of many. Tall skyscrapers, bright lights and an eccentric collective of people, make this exciting place a top destination.…
This website lets you find your travel soul mate and take the trip of your lifetime
BY: ZOE MELNYK Traveling alone may induce feelings of freedom and independence. However, when you’re scaling the harsh terrain of Mount Everest or white water rafting through the forceful Colorado River, a travel companion is practically necessary. Now, if you’re…
For 511 blissful days this couple hitchhiked from Bulgaria to India without smartphones
BY: JESSICA BEUKER All too often the raw, untamed aspects of travel get overlooked by smartphones, GPS and tablets. Screen addiction has created an invisible barrier between the natural world and us. Just try and remember the last time you…
Hipcamp is the Airbnb of camping
As an avid camper my perfect summer would consist of rugged forests, secluded trails, hidden sandy beaches and a night so quiet and still, you can hear your own thoughts. Commercial camping is great, but it also comes with its…
5 reasons you should hitchhike across the country and sleep under the stars this summer
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Hitchhiking is a traveller’s heroin. I’ve chased the high since I was 16 from coast to coast in the world’s second largest country on a budget of zero dollars and trail-mix, taken strange drugs with hippy kingpins,…
Want to chase the tail of adventure? Here are 6 realistic destinations for your broke ass
BY: ZOE MELNYK Have you ever looked at someone who travels for a living and thought, how is this possible? The answer isn’t magic, it isn’t a giant trust fund, and it isn’t winning the lottery. The truth is that…
Why I quit my high-paying corporate job to live off-grid lost in a desert eco-village
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA I graduated from a top school, came from a well-off family, and got a high-paying corporate job. Today, I’m what some like to call a hippie. Two years ago, I was living in Dubai, in an…
10 reasons to drop your shit job and take the ultimate road trip with your pals
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Luke Fraser and his good friend Bubby Vernon planned a trip to see the world while in the thick of their post-secondary education. Once they finally completed university, they flew to New Zealand and began their year-long…
Why you should just say “fuck it” and hit the road while you still can
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Growing up I didn’t travel a lot. Sure, there was the odd family trip, which usually meant a two-hour car ride to a small Saskatchewan town or a weekend getaway at a cabin. These trips were fun…
Cat-loving couple quits comfortable jobs to sail the world with their cat as first mate (Photos)
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Matt and Jessica Johnson were living the American Dream—go to school, get married, buy a house, start a career. The only thing they were missing were the 2 kids expected for an average nuclear family. That all…
Swiss pilot attempts the world’s first solar-powered flight, spanning five consecutive days and nights
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Swiss pilot André Borschberg from the company Solar Impulse is attempting the first flight across the Pacific Ocean in a solar powered plane, with the hopes of revolutionizing air travel. Borschberg is flying the Solar Impulse 2,…
Going on a road trip increases your creativity, lowers stress, and makes you a better person
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Going on a good old fashioned road trip is a surefire way to increase spontaneity, lower stress and inspire creativity, which lasts after you return from the trip. It encourages you to explore an otherwise overlooked part…