[Applause] that was my first ever Burning Man journey and I didn’t realize I needed a survival kit to go to party in the desert a few miles before the main entry there’s a final Pit Stop where you can buy an outfit to stand out like this fake fur Cod for
$600 When approaching the road looks like a movie scene from The Mad Max Fury Road most arrive in Vents and RVs but reach burners taxes lend almost every minute at the entry they have a tradition of swimming in the dust and said don’t worry this is the cleanest you will be
This week everything happening at burningman is built by 70,000 people who attended yeah in the middle of the desert burners use solar energy and generators to build an actual City it’s pretty slow in the first few days with cars arriving non-stop constructions happening everywhere and venues coming
Together in the middle of semicircle is the man who who’s always burned by the end of the week well except this time the pla where it’s located is like an outdoor Art Museum where hundreds of Independent Artists install their incredible work the main transportation is by bicycle I don’t think it’s
Possible to have a good experience of burning men without it that city is so massive and more than 5,000 events are happening within a week so when you pass by camps you get all kinds of invitations to do something plus some bike traffic Gams so it takes about 40
Minutes minutes to an hour to go from one side to another Burning Man follows 10 principles that would never work outside of Black Rock City money doesn’t exist there drinks and food are free well you can only buy ice there for $10 per bag you have to bring your personal
Cup and that’s it people print ID on it to prove you are above 21 someone is always making something day and night in every part of the city from simple hot dogs smoothies or fruits to full meal made by the chef I can’t believe that you can get a banana
Dipped in liquid nitrogen and chocolate in the middle of the hot desert the activities music performances and attractions like this wild Thunderdome fight are also free you can learn a new skill like surfing on the sand climbing juggling roller skating attending some spiritual class or whiskey seminar or you can try
To spin your first fire fire is everywhere with spinning fire art installations games and fire shooting cars the most impressive I think is the iconic ELO mechanica which combines beautiful art and Technology the most exciting part of Burning Man are mutant cars a surreal Twisted design from a post-apocalyptic
Dream the created of these cars have Limitless creativity and budget there are almost 800 registered mutant Vehicles so seeing them all in one week is impossible almost every mutant car has a professional sound system so they’re like a mobile part on wheels at Night it’s fascinating to see these Masterpiece cars with famous dgs driving on plier followed by a 100 customized bicycles yeah it’s hard not to lose your mind events happen at Burning Man nonstop but the best time to explore the city is at night everything lights up like it’s a
Mining Los Vegas on steroids the art installations looks unreal the whole plier becomes a futuristic playground it feels like you are a character in the video game and if you’re not into art or electronic music you can have a great time in some unique bars and there are hundreds of them
Small with a simple choice of drinks where you can have a conversation with another burner two large lounges where they serve hundreds of drinks and the drinks are as mysterious as everything else all logos and labels are tapes since brands are not allowed at berning man well unless you’re liquid
Death so it’s hard to know what you’re drinking when it’s labeled sure banana Slurpee panda bear piss Chuck Norris broth or any of these bottles I like the Ukrainian me from the kurka camp but I think the best place to drink at the Black Rock City is golden guy
Known as the best kept secret on Pia it’s an alley of tiny Tokyo style bars each bar has a theme a signature drink and a conversation topic it’s an incredible concept I constantly had to remind myself that someone just built all this for only one week the week’s
Final event is where all the burners get together and epically burn the man but the thing is I didn’t get to see it I forgot to mention that the weather there is quite unpredictable black rock city has the worst weather conditions on Earth and extreme temperature changes
One day it’s super hot and sunny then it gets windy and cloudy the next day freezing cold and sandstorms are coming out of nowhere to surprise you a few times per day by the way it’s not regular dust it’s a lake alkalide that feels like a super fine
Fine powder well nobody cares about the weather it’s part of the Burning Man experience tens of thousands of people are being told to shelter in place at the popular Burning Man festival because they are literally stuck in the mud they’re trapped yeah the rain started on Friday night and since Black Rock City
Is former Lake and one of the flattest places on Earth we’ve got more than half an inch of rain overnight which turned Playa into the settis swamp-like place it’s impossible to ride a bicycle art installations were replaced by mod art because of the mod apocalypse most of the events were cancelled and the
Main event burning the men was postponed it became a little chaotic during the weekend when people realized the gate was closed and no one could leave it felt like the place was abandoned but still wasn’t as bad as the media was saying on Monday the gate was
Finally opened and after waiting short 8 hours in the traffic we were out this was truly the most extraordinary experience I’ve ever had Blade Runner and Mad Max in real life I’ve never felt anything like that people are enjoying themselves so much happy without the internet Daily News and the real world
Problems being present and expressing themselves the way they want well at least for one week
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