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No qualifications are needed to cruise a canal boat, although you do need to learn a few basics before you leave. Canal boats can be hired for a week or more, f...

Tree houses are not just for children. A tree house can be a great summer house, studio or reading room If you build your tree house yourself, your first and ma...

Party tents are not just for parties. As well as accommodating 10 people standing, they are a great as shelters for camping or on the beach. We had a look at so...

Brazil’s coast-line is for sale and Argentina, still reeling from the economic collapse, also has land deals. Westerners with cash to spare are heading ou...

It looks like a big metallic mushroom, a futuristic tent or a spaceship. Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion was the first modern house specifically designed to...

Ever wondered if living without money, in a shed or a cave like our ancestors, would still be possible today? Marcus Moore wants to do find out and he intends t...

Collecting rainwater is the simplest, cheapest way of getting a water supply. Rainwater harvesting is practiced all over the world. As water becomes scarcer, it...

You don’t need to live in the tropics to heat your water with solar energy. Any sunlight will do. Different situations and climates need different types o...

Planning to turn your house into an environment friendly, self-sustainable, off- grid haven? Here’s what to do to a perfect off-grid house: Recycle: renov...

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Yurts (in Russian) or Gers (the Mongolian word) have marched across the frozen steppes to capture the hearts and minds of Western Bohos. See below for details o...