{"id":7396,"date":"2012-02-28T16:11:04","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T00:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?p=7396"},"modified":"2012-05-17T11:52:38","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T19:52:38","slug":"top-5-most-bizarre-travel-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/top-5-most-bizarre-travel-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Most Bizarre Travel Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t want to send your friends to sleep with tedious tales from you latest vacation? Here are five of the weirdest travel experiences, guaranteed to impress!<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-title\">Watch a colorful cremation<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-title\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7397\" title=\"creamation\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/creamation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"511\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Though death of a loved one is a somber affair in most places, this isn\u2019t so in Bali. On the face of it, the ngaben cremation ritual looks more like Mardi Gras; the family of the deceased dress in beautiful traditional clothing as the body is transported through the streets in an elaborate tower carved from wood and bamboo. As the tower wends its journey, it is twisted and turned in all directions by those carrying it, in order to confuse the soul and ensure it cannot find its way back home again. The procession ends when the body is transferred into a sarcophagus in the form of a bejeweled bull, which is then set alight.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-title\">Mess with physics<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7398\" title=\"rba1_14\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/physics.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"441\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Mystery Spot\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=37.012601,-122.001795&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=37.012601,-122.001795 (Mystery%20Spot)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\" target=\"_blank\">The Mystery Spot<\/a> near <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Santa Cruz, California\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santa_Cruz%2C_California\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Cruz, California<\/a> is something of a phenomenon. Discovered in 1939 and a popular tourist destination ever since, the owners claim that their 150-foot area of land defies the law of physics and gravity. Visitors find themselves able to stand, hang and balance at all sorts of weird angles, often returning to \u2018normal\u2019 ground dizzied by the experience. Some say it\u2019s no more than a grand illusion, although others maintain the source of the Mystery Spot is an alien spacecraft buried deep beneath the site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-title\">Sleep with a ghost<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7399\" title=\"haunted castle\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/haunted-castle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"373\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Norman castle of St Briavels in Gloucestershire, England is said to be one of the most haunted places in the country. Among other specters, the castle is said to be plagued by a crying child, condemned prisoners, and one of William the Conqueror\u2019s soldiers. St Briavels is open to the public during the day, but there are also special nights on which you can spend the wee hours of the morning exploring the bloody history of this building, with the aid of an experienced psychic medium and a paranormal investigator. If you\u2019ve the guts, you can then sleep in one of the rooms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"content-title\">Bathe in noodles<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7400\" title=\"ramen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ramen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ramen.jpg 507w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ramen-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Still bathing in warm soapy water? That is so pass\u00e9! In Japan, people have started taking a nice relaxing soak in their lunch. Raman noodles are a staple of the Japanese diet, and some forward-thinking spas now give bathers the opportunity to soak in pork broth and noodles, the effect of which they believe improves bathers\u2019 metabolism and helps cleanse the skin. If you\u2019re more of a dessert person, dip into one of their chocolate baths instead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-title\">Meet a Mayan god<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7401\" title=\"Mayan god statue from Mexico isolated\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Mayan-God.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There can\u2019t be many saints who are depicted with fat cigars hanging from their lip and a bottle of liquor in their mitt, but Maxim\u00f3n is one of them. This Mayan deity is represented by an effigy that sits, flanked by two attendants, in various spots in western Guatemala. Seen as something of a bully, it is customary for those paying their respects to Maxim\u00f3n to pacify him with cash, spirits or smokes. It\u2019s said if you\u2019re lucky, Maxim\u00f3n repays the favor with good health, good crops or marriage counseling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t want to send your friends to sleep with tedious tales from you latest vacation? Here are five of the weirdest travel experiences, guaranteed to impress! 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