article_snippet: Weirdest moment: 'Getting whipped by nettles in the middle of a market near people eating their chicken and rice was a strange but memorable experience.'
article_snippet: Scariest moment: 'When I first came to Ecaudor
article_snippet: I also witnessed bizarre scenes at the nearby San Francisco market where local healers whip willing punters with stinging nettles to raise energy levels.
article_snippet: Maybe it was the relief of escaping the nettles, but I had a spring in my step and felt revitalised as I left San Francisco market.
article_snippet: When we mortified tour guide turned up three hours later
highlights_snippet: His strangest experiences ever .
  