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Here’s what happened in Nepal

Jun 12, 2016

Doing Good, Nepal

As we descended, I noticed how much darker Kathmandu looked like in the night. The roads were lit up by cars and bikes, not many street lamps to be seen from however many hundred feet above. Airport security was strange, but these were precautions to make sure that no one…
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The amazing women of Tupche

May 29, 2016

Doing Good, Nepal

Tupche is situated in Nuwakot, a district 4 hours away from Kathmandu. Just like all the other days in Nepal, we jumped into a 4-wheel-drive at 7am and began our journey. The village is situated on top of a “hill”. Our Nepali partners promptly corrected us when we called it…
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Microloans: How TECH Outreach helps single mothers

May 3, 2016

Doing Good, Nepal

*The title of this blog post has been changed from Women of Will to TECH Outreach due to new communication strategies of the organisation. TECH Outreach focuses on projects in Nepal and Sri Lanka while Women of Will work solely on Malaysian projects. My flight tickets have been booked for…
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I’m going to Nepal with Women of Will!

Apr 25, 2016

Doing Good, Nepal, Stories

I think voluntourism does more harm than good, but I’m going on one anyway. Here’s why. The organisation I’m going with is Women of Will and they aim to support women who are the sole breadwinners of their families, usually caring for three to seven children. These women are single mothers, war…
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Bali part 3 – Lessons learnt ala Eat, Pray, Love.

Apr 10, 2016

Bali, Stories

Today is the 50th day since getting robbed and I’m glad to let everyone know that things have been put back as it should be. I’ve got a new phone, I’ve replaced my IDs and driver’s licences and sorted everything out with the banks. The only irreplaceable items are my…
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I hope you’re okay, Brussels.

Mar 22, 2016

Stories

When I heard about the attack in Brussels about an hour ago, the first person who came to mind was the incredibly friendly man at the information desk at the airport. I was on a my way to Russia and had a layover in Brussels for a night. As usual,…
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Bali part 2 – On almost drowning, literally.

Mar 17, 2016

Bali, Stories

I don’t know what came over me during my time in Bali, it’s like a switch went off and I wasn’t functioning properly. To top it all off, I almost drowned.
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Bali part 1 – On getting robbed on my first night out

Feb 28, 2016

Bali, Stories

I wanted a relaxing week away from the city. Instead I got robbed on my first night out. Typical Nicole.
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Just to let everyone know

Feb 11, 2016

Stories

My goal this year (so what if it’s February?) is to become a better writer and I’ve enrolled myself in Wordpress’ Blogging University, beginning with Writing 201. Thanks for being patient with me, dear readers, for reading all that I have written, including some serious crap I’ve also written on this blog. Thank…
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Berlin, part 3. 6 stories about 5 people I met.

Feb 11, 2016

Berlin, Destinations, Stories

Here’s the last part to my Berlin series. I couldn’t think of a better way to end this series than with a collection of stories about strangers I met.
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I’m Nicole.

Born and raised in Malaysia, currently living in London. Writing about my adventures around the world since 2015.

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