The tiniest house

I believe we’ve tried it all out here—as far as living quarters. Tent cabin. Check. Airstream trailer. Check. Tree house. Check. Retired shipping container (with half a million nautical miles clocked). Check. At last year’s Sunset Celebration Weekend thousands of visitors toured this shipping-container-turned-home, which arrived at our headquarters via flatbed truck. (That’s our office building to the right and [...]

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Beach cabin envy

Wish this Oregon Coast beach house was yours? Yeah, me too.

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Burger porn

Smell that? That hint of smoke and char in the air – the siren call of the burger, as I like to think of it – as people start firing up the coals for the three-day weekend. Here, a few Western wonders to inspire your grilling. Sushi burger At Seattle’s Katsu Burger, a sushi chef-turned-grillmeister spins beef into a whole [...]

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Rare sighting: A Mexico beach without people

Frankly I’m a little disconcerted here in Todos Santos, Baja, without all the sun-blistered bodies fighting for towel space, without the snaking line of engine-gunning SUVs waiting to shell out parking fees, and no smell of burgers and fries before they become cellulite on thighs. I’m not a misanthrope all the time, but this might be the last place on [...]

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