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With the global economy down the toilet and the Aussie dollar losing 28 cents to the US dollar in a matter of a few weeks, I’m getting nervous about our proposed trip to Burning Man next year. The plan was to hit Burning Man with a couple of mates then for me, and the friends if they want to, to go to Vegas and see a couple of the resident Cirque Du Soleil shows before heading off to experience the wonders of New York.

I really don’t know if I can save enough at this rate with the economy the way it is and with other plans and expenses… Any rich benefactors out there? Why wouldn’t you want to go to Burning Man? Granted these photos paint a misleading picture of a naked utopia but I’m sure there is a pretty free atmosphere. I can’t wait… if I get there.

We haven’t started making plans yet but a couple of friends and I are almost certainly going to Burning Man 09. Another friend has just been to this year’s event and said it’s just wild. SO I’ve just done a quick search for videos on youtube of this year’s event. This guy has taken some really cool photos and put them all together. Enjoy.

I’m starting to do research about Burning Man to get organised for our trip next year. I found a photographer called Patrick Roddie who has gallery after gallery of different aspects of Burning Man from the last nine years. Conveniently, he has galleries set up of the men. Thanks Patrick.

If there are lots of hot alternative type hotties like these guys walking around, I will be loving it. Even better that lots of people feel the urge to wear not a whole lot at burning man. God knows I won’t be wearing much. These photos are really cool too! Patrick’s photography really seems to capture the mood of Burning Man.

So far, two mates and I are seriously talking about aiming to get to Burning man 2009. This video is a long one, just over 30 minutes but damn it’s good and it shows just how cool I think the experience would be.

Just another reason why I want to go to Burning Man. Some people obviously just like to have a laugh and be creative. A motorised surf/skateboard, how cool and a great way to get around! I bet the sand stuck to his paint though!

A very kind reader sent me an email with his accounts of visits to Burning Man and included these images of the “tree of life”. The tree was at the 1999 Burning Man. By day water dripped from the ends of the branches which provided relief from the heat for many “burners”, most of whom are nude. By night, when the temperature plummets in the desert, they pump propane through the branches and the tree becomes a beautiful campfire. What a fantastic idea!

One thing that I want to do in the next couple of years is go to Burning Man. It looks like such a wonderfully diverse crowd full of open minded people. The fact that there are lots of people wandering around naked or very nearly naked makes sense given the heat. I don’t know when I’ll have the money or the chance to go but it’s high on the list.