If you want to blow your mind and test your stomach while witnessing mind over matter antics, take a trip to Phuket Thailand during the month of October. You will be able to feast on great vegetarian food while enjoying the spectacle of self mutilation whether by piercing, slashing of the tongue, or walking on hot coals. Be sure to bring a good set of earplugs to protect your self from the not stop fire cracker explosions that will be part of the week long festivity.