9 Secret Places You Won’t Find in the Guidebook
| March 19, 2015
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Poole’s Land, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
Although the Poole’s Land commune is legendary among hitchhikers and backpackers alike, guidebooks may be wary of publishing anything about this pacific coast paradise, as the area is known for its frequent trade of hallucinogenic mushrooms in exchange for the commune’s upkeep. Winding wooden boardwalks and painted cars and buses make up the pathways and bedrooms of this psychedelic hideaway.
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