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Cultural Experiences in the USA
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I spent two months in Los Angeles on the All Hands & Hearts wildfire response project. And while I was there I got to enjoy weekends, evenings, breaks in LA. And I got to live with a bunch of lovely Americans (and some lovely non-Americans too). And since LA is…
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Prices increase with altitude
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While trekking, we stop at various tea houses / guest houses for tea, lunch, dinner, overnight stays. The tea houses have meals (dal bhat, pasta, chow mein, momos, etc). They also serve tea, coffee and bottled drinks (coke etc). And they serve snacks – packets of crisps, chocolate bars, etc.…
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Kathmandu
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I spent about 4 days in Thamel in Kathmandu. Thamel is a neighbourhood popular with tourists. I stayed in a mixed dorm in a hostel and just hung around Thamel mostly. It took a day or two to work out how to cross roads. For the bigger ones, I still…
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Terrific Traveller, Terrible Tourist
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From quite a number of years of travelling to lots of different places (I am a very lucky bunny), I have discovered several important things about myself: I make bad decisions when I’m tired and hungry; I get travel sick some of the time (unpredictably); I love buses (despite the…
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A Buddhist Art College
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When I was walking through Kathmandu listening to a self-guided audio tour I got interrupted by a young man (Maneesh) wanting to say hi. He assured me that he wasn’t a guide and didn’t want money, he was a student and wanted to speak English. We chatted for a bit.…