A letter written on the eve of leaving a settled life
These were the some of the last words I wrote as a truly sedentary person. It's fascinating how much has changed: I do get annoyed by...
Vagabond problems: geographical dyslexia, life without possessions, and the ever-elusive orgasm
I’ve just returned home from the supermercado in Lagoa de Conçeicão with a few loads of Brazilian groceries stuffed into Albert Heijn and...
Life on the not (entirely) mythical island of Florianópolis, Brazil
If Florianópolis sounds to you like the name of a magical island where powder blue tides seep in great musical arcs across creamy shores,...
Proper masala chai, man-love, and the maelstrom of Mumbai
There are so many wonderful things about India: masala chai, boiled in the milk like it should be. Sugar cane juice. Poori. Young boys...
A three-day ramble from Tuscany to Kerala
10 November 10:25 Camucia-Cortona Stazione Friday morning and I'm waiting for the regionale train into Rome, gazing up at Cortona on the...
Exploring the Peruvian Amazon with Inkaterra
4 February 2017 Tambopata National Reserve, Peru The Amazon is like nothing I’ve ever smelt. The olfactory tidal wave of ancient...
Alone with Aya: The ayahuasca sessions, part three
From Old French Fairy Tales, Virginia Frances Sterrett I requested an extra session with Aya and drank by myself tonight. This plant has...
The ayahuasca sessions: part two
Precipice ©Lotta Blokker I drank ayahuasca for the second time last night at 7:15pm and for the third time at 8:15pm. She kicked my ass...
Huachuma & The Sacredness of All Things
Huachuma is a rank-tasting, amber-coloured tea made from the psychedelic San Pedro cactus. It’s hard to hold down for the first 60...
Ayahuasca and the Art of Tripping Mindfully
Hello Helios, by James R. Eads and The Glitch 5:08pm I’m lying on the day bed on the covered porch, writing. We drink at 7pm. I feel the...
