Eventually, after more than two months, we are saying goodbye to Nepal. Oh Nepal, how amazing you've been. After the huge cultural shock on arrival we wouldn't have thought to have fallen in love with this country. Nepal has rooted deeply into our hearts by now. Why, that's hard to explain but I'll give it a shot. Kathmandu's charme is one that many of you will never … [Read more...] about Saying goodbye to Nepal
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Chitwan National Park Nepal; watching rhinos and elephants
From Kathmandu we go on a three day trip to Chitwan National Park, in the south of Nepal, close to the border with India. Chitwan National Park is home to elephants, rhino’s and beautiful flora and fauna. In the park you can also make a nice Jeep safari or go on a canoe ride over the river, to spot them. Chitwan National Park is, sadly enough, for most tourists their once in a … [Read more...] about Chitwan National Park Nepal; watching rhinos and elephants
Pokhara and the beautiful Annapurna mountain range
In Pokhara we stay in the Lakeside area in the beautiful Butterfly Resort. We hike from Sarangkot to Pokhara, see caves and waterfalls and we go paragliding! The surroundings of Pokhara are fabulous; Phewa Lake on one side, the Himalayas on the other and stunning views on the Annapurna Mountain Range and the World Peace Pagoda. After Japan, coming back to Nepal feels like … [Read more...] about Pokhara and the beautiful Annapurna mountain range
6 volunteer projects in Nepal
There are several volunteer projects in Nepal. In this blog you can find a little bit of information on the 6 most popular volunteer projects that we offer to our volunteers in Nepal. How cool that you've decided to participate in one of our volunteer projects in Nepal! We would like to give you a short introduction on the 6 most popular volunteer projects we offer in Nepal. … [Read more...] about 6 volunteer projects in Nepal
Vipassana meditation; 10 days living in complete silence
At last, it’s about to happen. We re going to surrender ourselves to Vipassana meditation. To me this, learning to meditate, has been a dream for a very long time and what better place to do it then Nepal? I consider myself very lucky. To be honest this Vipassana thing is getting a bit exciting now, especially because to us, it’s all quite a mystery what is about to happen … [Read more...] about Vipassana meditation; 10 days living in complete silence