Traveling from Kathmandu to Pokhara took 7 hours by bus and unfortunately that day was the first and most important day of Holi, a colourful Hindu festival that celebrates spring and love. Basically everyone throw packages of exploding paint or water balloons loaded with dyes, into each other while yelling, “Happy Holi”! It’s a joyous occasion that […]
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Kathmandu
At first glance, Kathmandu resembles India; the streets are more than busy, there’s tons of pollution (it’s actually one of the most polluted cities in the world), there is only a slightly less honking, street signs are randomly and haphazardly placed, and the people are quite friendly. Nepal is still struggling to recover after the huge 8.3M […]
Sri Lanka
Back in Coffee Bay, a couple introduced me to the website workaway.info. It’s designed for travelers, where you list your skills and the countries you’re visiting, then find locals in each country looking for someone like you. In exchange for volunteering approx. 5 hours/day for 5 days/week, hosts normally provide accommodations and meals. I thought it […]