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At age 65, when famed explorer and author Philip Sava was given less than a year to live, he set off from his home in Madagascar for parts unknown. Leaving all his belongings behind, he set off on foot, hopped a freighter across the Indian Ocean, and wandered into the Bangladeshi wilderness. His journey, which lasted over a decade, took him through Nepal and Tibet, where his exploration turned spiritual and into rural China, where months of solitude resulted in some of the most confessional observations ever committed to paper. This is the story of a man grappling with the meaning of life as he grasps at life’s last vestiges. It is sweet, soothing, and spectacularly shapeshifting.

Tea time on a train, the powder room at a lavish gala, something so familiar yet you can’t quite put your finger on it

A trip to Nepal or somewhere else entirely out of your comfort zone, maybe Japan in the fall when all the leaves are changing, or simply a visit to the nearest Japanese gardens

Black Tea
Lapsang Souchong Tincture
Orris Butter
Kyoto Moss
Musk Balsam
Sandalwood