Our Choices for a Zero Waste Bathroom

We spent a long time trying out different low waste, eco-friendly bathroom toiletries until we settled on products we love. Everybody has different skin types, hair types and personal preferences, so not all of these may be right for you, but we thought we’d take some time out of our beautiful stay in Crete to… Continue reading Our Choices for a Zero Waste Bathroom

Holiday Special: Rehabi-Tips for a Waste Free Holiday

We are taking a little break from the bus build to bring you this Holiday Special Episode and share some of the changes we have made in the way we celebrate Christmas.Americans throw away about 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve.  The extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage, or… Continue reading Holiday Special: Rehabi-Tips for a Waste Free Holiday

Bus Demolition Day 16: We Are Going Back to LA!

We couldn’t believe we were still working on the same jobs – cleaning the glue off the frame, rust removal and taking the seat rails out.  Check out our previous blogs for day 12, 13 and 14 if you want to see how we did this. After much trial and error we found a good… Continue reading Bus Demolition Day 16: We Are Going Back to LA!

REthinking Soap – Recipe for Making Liquid Soap from Castile Bar Soap

Castile soap is a vegetable-based soap that has no animal or synthetic ingredients. It is a natural, non-toxic, biodegradable soap and it is very versatile. Castile soap gets its name from the Castile region which became Spain in the 1500’s. At that time the soap was made from the olive oils which are abundant in… Continue reading REthinking Soap – Recipe for Making Liquid Soap from Castile Bar Soap