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Desa Trunyan – Where the Dead Rest in the Open (and Don’t Smell)

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.

Owakudani – The Valley of Sulfur, Steam, and Myth in Kanagawa, Japan

Imagine a place where the Earth hisses, belches sulfur, and constantly exhales white plumes of steam into the sky. A place where black eggs are boiled in volcanic springs and eaten to gain extra years of life. Welcome to Owakudani—one of Japan’s most unusual and naturally hostile locations, and one that feels like it sits right at the edge of the spirit world.

Mixquic’s Cemetery Sleepovers – Spending the Night with the Dead

As the sun sets on November 2nd in the quiet borough of San Andrés Mixquic, the local cemetery begins to glow. Hundreds of candles flicker to life. Marigold petals form glowing pathways. The air is thick with the scent of copal incense and tamales. But this is no ordinary cemetery visit — this is a sleepover with the dead.

Desa Trunyan – Where the Dead Rest in the Open (and Don’t Smell)

Owakudani – The Valley of Sulfur, Steam, and Myth in Kanagawa, Japan

Mixquic’s Cemetery Sleepovers – Spending the Night with the Dead

Wonders Tagged Under: Yucatán rituals

Mayan Caste War Rituals Still Echoing in the Yucatán