The first "skoolie," aka a retired school bus, I ever toured in was built by a man named Rio. When I met him, he lived in one on a remote beach in Baja California, in Mexico. The scene resembled a ...

That's not bad for seasoned bus-building veterans, never mind skoolie newbies. In between the loft and the cab is a kitchen more akin to a sizable apartment than a small bus. A counter sits ...