Magic Mushroom

The Amazon is a must-see, must visit, forget-your-fears-about it type of place.

Before you go, know:

1. Schools of Piranahs don't attack you if you fall into the river.
2. Andacondas don't grab and choke you while you hike in the forest.
3. Malaria won't get you every time. (My doc prescribes me antimalarial meds, taken once a week starting a week before I go and ending four weeks after).

Those and other myths kept me from visiting this place for years. I'll start my little Amazon post section with a harmless mushroom (that is if you don't eat it).