Tag: Nepal2012

Today is the first action day of my volunteering experience in Nepal. I spent yesterday getting to the town of Dhulikhel, about an hour from Kathmandu. We are staying at a pretty luxurious accommodation, Dhulikhel Mountain Resort. It is much better than the usual places I stay when travelling throughout Asia. Waking up to the…

My second night in Nepal, I slept a bit better, but still woke to the bell ringing by the worshippers at the shrine just outside my window. I was checking out of the hotel today, and moving to the town of Dulikel from where my volunteering work will be based. With the gifts I bought…

After yesterday’s long trip from Perth to Nepal, I had woken in a different hotel to the one I had booked. The staff at my current hotel were not too sure about my situation, but eventually I was able to communicate what I wanted. I was able to visit and have breakfast at the actual hotel I…

The day to travel to Nepal had arrived, quicker than I would have liked. I had signed up to spend a week in Dulikel, a village just outside of Kathmandu, helping to build a house as part of the Habitat for Humanity Everest II Big Build volunteer project. Unfortunately for the kids I had to…