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    October 8, 2019 by alexandradiephuis

    Namaste, fellow travellers! The other day in class we were talking about culture shock, and two girls that had been to Nepal said that the hardest thing for them to get used to was showering. Seems like hygiene is something foreigners really struggle at the beginning when going to Nepal. With hygiene, I’m talking about… Read more

  • RECONSTRUCTION OF A COUNTRY

    October 1, 2019 by alexandradiephuis

    Namaste, fellow travellers! As many of you might have seen in the news back in 2015, Nepal suffered two big earthquakes which destroyed around 95% of their houses. Now (5 years later), they are still reconstructing the country. How come? Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world and after the incident, many… Read more

  • 3 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NEPAL

    September 24, 2019 by alexandradiephuis

    Namaste, fellow travellers! Today we might be talking about misconceptions.Nepal has an international reputation for being THE place you must go if you’re looking for hiking and adventure. Since I haven’t been in Nepal (yet) I might write here three common misconceptions other travellers had that you should know before you go. 1. FRESH MOUNTAIN… Read more

  • REVIVING KATHMANDU WITH STREET ART

    September 3, 2019 by alexandradiephuis

    Namaste, fellow travellers! Probably, what you might not know is that street art has existed in Nepal already for a while, more specifically since the 11th century (!!). This was in the form of religious murals. However, street art as we know it today started getting popular from 2008 when the French artist Space Invader created… Read more

  • THE STORY BEHIND THE NEPALESE FLAG

    August 13, 2019 by alexandradiephuis

    Namaste, fellow travellers! This is my first post about Nepal. To show you a bit of the culture of the country, this first post is going to be about symbolism. If you think about Nepal, the first thing that might come up to your mind might be the Himalaya’s. But Nepal has much more than… Read more

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