If you think you’ve seen all that Bali has to offer—surf beaches, hip cafés, infinity pools overlooking rice terraces—think again.
On the eastern shores of Lake Batur lies a village that defies logic, science, and perhaps even death itself. Welcome to Desa Trunyan, a place where the dead are not buried, not cremated—but left in the open air. And strangely? There’s no smell.
Forget everything you think you know about carnivals. Bright feathers, samba drums, glittery floats? You won’t find them here. Instead, picture this: sweaty bodies painted in black grease, primal howls, wooden masks, jungle drums, and dancing that feels more like an ancient exorcism than a parade. Welcome to Carnaval de Tenosique — the weirdest carnival in Mexico, maybe even the world.
If ancient stones could speak, the Roman Baths in **Bath, England** would have a lot to say — and probably in Latin. Beneath the elegant Georgian city lies a **2,000-year-old complex** of steaming pools, mystical altars, and marbled corridors where **Romans once soaked, socialized, and sought divine healing**. And today? You can walk those same stone paths and hear the water still flowing.