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Sweating it out: Experiencing the Temezcal
This ritual is a rebirthing of sorts, he explains. As the others have done before me, I touch my forehead to the sparse grass at the mouth of the temezcal. “All my relations,” I intone properly, while connecting to Mother Earth, Father Sky, my ancestors, my family, my friends — in keeping with Read more…
The Best Place To Be For the End Of the World
The date is 12/12/12, the last number in the repeating series we've been experiencing for the past dozen years. This is on top of 12/21/12, its near twin, when we will either experience a date of strong planetary alignment or the apocalypse. In other words, if we make it past Christmas, we're golden. Read more…
"A silkworm spins all its silk till its death and a candle won't stop its tears until it is fully burnt." -Tang Poem Silk has been a huge part of… Read more…
Budget Travel: 10 Most Inspiring Travel Films
Read the story on Budget Travel. The first time I ever sat with Ketut, and heard essentially the same patter delivered to fifteen people in a row, I decided to have a little fun. To let him know I was on to his game. So after the last client was ushered out of the courtyard I said, “Now, Ketut I’m going to give YOU Read more…