Tag: Trips

Though psychedelics have always been a prevalent topic, they’ve gained quite a bit of traction in recent years. In fact, psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in magic mushrooms, was decriminalized and legalized in Oregon via a statewide ballot just this past November. And for good reason, too...

There are two key components to a psychedelic trip that you will hear anyone who’s ever taken psychedelics talk about: set and setting. Set is your mindset going into the trip, whereas setting is the environment in which you’re taking the trip — including the people that ...

On Friday, pick up at a scrap yard. The most memorable scrapyard, guarded by a Mexican — Army steel pot on, with major dents, in Chicago. Waiting in line, the noise, dust, and comings and goings Other trucks, employees, and the homeless and addicted. Beat up pick-ups, bicycle trailers, ...

One of my hobbies in Japan is going on day trips and seeing the old town and the nature. A day trip is a form of traveling in which you go out to visit a destination and return in a single day. This form of traveling is economical, as you do not have to think about the logistics of overnight stays, ...

In the first week of November 2022, I decided to make a trip to the island of Taiwan. It’s been almost three years since I’ve traveled since the pandemic commenced, so I was exuberant to just get the f*ck out of Hong Kong. Initially, I wanted to head to Taiwan to visit and train with ...

The NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has publicly released a dataset of taxi trips from January 2009 — June 2016 with GPS coordinates for starting and endpoints. Chris Whong originally sent a FOIA request to the TLC, getting them to release the data, and has produced a famous ...

The most popular day trip from Madrid will always be Toledo. Also known as the city of the three cultures (Christian, Jewish, Muslim), Toledo used to be the ancient capital of Spain. Toledo is a walled city that will delight fans of everything medieval — there are castles, bridges, cobbled str...

Hosted in Mid-August, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo delivers a world-class ceremony event that celebrates and promotes a sense of identity and unity deeply rooted in Scottish tradition. Their story began 70 years ago when Lieutenant Colonel George Malcolm produced The Edinburgh Tattoo intendin...