My partner James, AKA The Upcyclist, is building a Tiny House out of recycled materials, in collaboration with The Bower Reuse and Repair Centre in Marrickville, Sydney. The Tiny House movement, which has been growing throughout the USA for years, is emerging here in Australia. It is a response to high housing costs and a lifestyle of overconsumption, which can often lead to debt and dissatisfaction. The idea is to downsize your possessions in order to increase your quality of life, or as James puts it: Less House, More Life. Imagine a life without debt, in which your cost of living is so low that you can work less and have more free time to do the things that you are passionate about. This tiny house is a pilot project, a way of testing the interest in this concept amongst Sydneysiders. So far there has been much interest, not only passers by in Marrickville, but also The Sydney Morning Herald and other TV and print media outlets (details to follow). You can see the SMH article and a video including James and other local tiny housers HERE. The Upcyclist tiny house doesn’t contain all the usual inclusions of […] Read More
James and I wrote and photographed this article for Tide Magazine in Germany. James interviewed Patricia and Ellie, from Munich, about their falling in love with the magical Panamanian village of Santa Catalina and starting the regions first surf shop. The girls are an inspiration and show that you can follow your heart and live your dreams in paradise. The article was translated into German. Please send me an email if you’d like to read the English version. Photos by Alicia Fox Surf photos by Richard Brady Words by James Galletly Read More
