Tetris founder’s family village is collapse-proof, remote offgrid-topia by Kirsten Dirksen on May 11, 2025 High in the hills of Hawaii’s Big Island, Henk Rogers—best known for bringing Tetris to the world—is taking on a …
91-year-old American granny revives ghost village, brings lost paradise back to life by Kirsten Dirksen on May 4, 2025 When Rebecca left her mountain village on the Mani (one of the three peninsulas in Greece’s southern Peloponnese) in 1951, …
He escaped Iron Curtain on a flying go-kart. Now lives in 1-person Ghost Town by Kirsten Dirksen on April 27, 2025 Ivo Zdarsky lives alone in Lucin, Utah—a ghost town so remote it barely registers on most maps. His home is …
Hidden bunker-like gem is actually affordable, underground family home by Kirsten Dirksen on April 20, 2025 Just beyond the olive groves of Sikamino, Greece, a jagged seam in the earth quietly declares its presence. In a …
Friends pool money to build Scandinavian ecovillage in self-owned factory by Kirsten Dirksen on April 14, 2025 In the small Danish town of Ebeltoft, 160 friends did something most people only dream about: they pooled their money …
How family of 7 lived simply in tiny stone home by the sea in Greece by Kirsten Dirksen on April 8, 2025 On the quiet Greek island of Serifos, in the once-bustling mining village of Megalo Livadi, sits a small whitewashed house …
Couple’s alleyway home feels like oasis farm in the middle of DC by Kirsten Dirksen on March 31, 2025 Tucked away in a Capitol Hill alley, Jack Becker and Maddie Hoagland-Hanson’s Brown House is a lush oasis in the …
Couple builds own home & farm paradise with little money + inspiring work by Kirsten Dirksen on March 23, 2025 In rural Denmark, Tycho Holcomb and Karoline Nolsø Aaen have crafted a life of independence, resilience, and deep connection to …
Manhattan telescopic apartment grows with sliding walls & hidden bedroom by Kirsten Dirksen on March 17, 2025 Determined to make their small apartment work for their growing family, one couple turned their home into a shape-shifting marvel. …
Couple’s own paradise in rural WA: yurt, cabin & barndominium homestead by Kirsten Dirksen on March 9, 2025 After years in the city, Michael Lerner and his wife, Amiee, were ready for a change. Selling their Seattle home—where …
