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25 Years, Three Cities, and a Wall That Had to Fall

25th anniversary trip to Prague, Berlin, and Vienna. A trip about luck, history, and knowing which hotels are worth the points

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Miracles Do Exist: 8-week Ayahuasca Retreat in Mexico

After a 20-year search, I found an Ayahuasca center that ticked all the boxes. 32 ceremonies later, I feel like my life has just began
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My Favorite Part of the World’s Largest Psychedelic Event Was Not on Stage

Behind-the-scenes dispatch from the Psychedelic Science 2025 conference in Denver, Colorado
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Route 66 Backwards, Part 7: OK, Twisters & True Crime

From serene botanical gardens to tornados and the haunting history of Osage county—where the real events behind 'Killers of the Flower Moon' unfolded
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On Route 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma: The Gathering Place

Route 66 Backwards, Part 6: Unexpected Tulsa, OK

Join us at the Center of the Universe, walk into the belly of a whale, and play at One Seriously Overachieving Park
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Route 66 Backwards, Part 5: Oklahoma’s Bridges and Blasts

A mile-long historic bridge that wasn't crumbling, a Czech queen watching over a flour mill, and the silent glow of 168 empty chairs in Oklahoma ...
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Route 66 Backwards, Part 4: Harley in Erick, Oklahoma

Just over the Texas-Oklahoma border, we stumbled upon a weathered wooden building and met Harley, the whiskey-gargling guardian of Route 66
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