This website combines Airbnb with camping to satisfy your wallet and your wanderlust

Playing on the frustration of high commercial camping costs, and the even greater aggravation of being kicked off of public land, HomeCamp allows campers to rent out a section of privately owned land for cheap. The benefits of HomeCamp are…

NYC is adopting solar green roofs as a part of the public school curriculum

BY: ROB HOFFMAN In Manhattan’s original beatnik neighbourhood of Greenwich Village, New York City public school, PS 41, has developed a rooftop garden and solar panel setup spanning 15,000 square feet. Photo by Carla Brown Vicki Sando, a parent of…

This guy shows you how to build a woodland fortress and make nature your bitch (Video)

An un-named YouTuber under the channel, Primitive Technology, builds a two metre by two metre hut in the woods, using exclusively materials resourced from the small patch of forest. In place of an axe, he uses a sharp stone, and…

Suburban skateboarders turned train hopping heroes crossed America and caught it all on film

BY: ROB HOFFMAN There are few places in the West that capture the raw American spirit like the dark corners of train yards and the open boxcars that run a rough hand across the country’s burning plains. Only a month…

Watch a couple’s New Zealand bus adventure and be instantly overcome with wanderlust

BY: MATTHEW CHIN Joe Herbert and his girlfriend Kaitlin Fewings flew to New Zealand to follow their dream of going on an endless road trip with both good friends and the people they meet along the way. Herbert, 27, bought…

Hong Kong architect’s transforming apartment proves you don’t need a lot of space to have a good home.

BY: DANIEL KORN Hong Kong has one of the densest populations in the world, with seven million inhabitants cramming into a landmass of just 426 square miles. The country’s living situations reflect this, with squat, tiny apartments that are often…

Akon is in the process of providing solar power to 600 million people in Africa

BY: DANIEL KORN Hey, remember Akon? The R&B popstar behind the 2006 sleazy club hit “Smack That”? You might not have heard much from him since then, but he’s actually been doing quite a bit, including producing songs for Kardinal…

An abandoned fishing village in China literally being swallowed by nature (Photos)

BY: JESSICA BEUKER Gouqi Island, located in the mouth of the Yangtze River, is one of the 18 inhabitable islands of the nearly 400 in the Shengsi archipelago. The islands are surrounded by vast blue sea, golden beaches, deep caves…

Blind artist’s paintings will change your perception of what is and isn’t possible (Photos)

BY: JESSICA BEUKER John Bramblitt was only 30 years old when he lost his eyesight. He suffered from epilepsy since the age of two and as he grew older his seizures became more frequent and more violent. At first his…

Nigerian government sets example by legally banning female genital mutilation

BY: JESSICA BEUKER The Nigerian government recently took a big step forward by prohibiting the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). The practice involves removing part or all of a girl’s outer sexual organs for non-medical purposes. Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s…

There’s a secret country cabin with a private meadow hiding on a roof above Manhattan

BY: EDITORS In New York City, perched above bustling Greenwich Street atop the sixth storey sits a cabin with a grassy meadow and a southern-inspired porch like a Mark Twain wet dream. According to the New York Times, David Puchkoff…

A man rode his bike from Oregon to South America to prove that routine is the enemy of time (Video)

In the 1970s Jedidiah Jenkins’s parents walked across America, ending their journey in Oregon. Years later, Jenkins decided it was his turn to find adventure, so he quit his job to bike around the world. Starting his journey where his…

Urban algae farm eats highway pollution and turns it into organic fuel

BY: MATTHEW CHIN With road transportation being the greatest contributor of global warming in the atmosphere according to NASA, accounting for more than half of the carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide levels emitted into the air, the amount of pollution produced…

How Ken Kesey used LSD and a travelling bus of hippies to start the 60s psychedelic revolution

BY: ROB HOFFMAN Ken Kesey took his first tab of acid in a government control room. “How did the substance make you feel?” Asked the nurse. “I felt like I discovered a hole in the centre of the Earth and…

A humanitarian hairstylist is giving free haircuts to the homeless so they can feel confident

BY: MELISSA GONZALEZ Mark Bustos, a professional hairdresser from New York, found a way to incorporate his passion into helping the homeless. His usual cuts run for around $150 at work, but on Sundays Mark walks the streets and gives the homeless complimentary cuts. The idea…

Donald Trump’s presidential announcement sparks questions of crippling bath salts addiction

 BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA In a dishevelled and upsettingly erratic state, Donald Trump just announced his bid for presidency drawing concerns that he has developed a crippling addiction to bath salts. In the 68-storey Trump Tower, the real estate magnate…

UK’s largest supermarket chain “Tesco” vows to give away all left over food to empty stomachs

BY: ZOE MELNYK Following close in France’s footsteps, the largest UK grocery store chain, Tesco, recently decided to donate any edible leftover food to charity instead of throwing it away to rot in a landfill. The decision came from the…

In 1998, the real life Forrest Gump went for a walk and hasn’t stopped since

BY: JACK M. November 1st, 1998 was a Sunday. Depending on where we were at the time, most of us were probably doing something very ordinary—shopping, watching the football game, walking the dog or making breakfast. It was, however, no…

You can now do downward dog while chilling with sheltered cats at this yoga studio

In a room full of bright and colourful mats, women stretch out, arching their backs and practicing deep breathing techniques. Among them is Breezy. She stretches and poses with the other women in the room, focusing on relaxation. Only difference—she’s…