Crepes & Cameras

Nepal is considered to be a heaven for trekkers, but the country offers something for all kinds of travellers. We visited Nepal in 2015 for 8 days, a week before the earthquakes hit. We had an enriching experience and thought of making a list for future travellers. DISCLAIMER: This post is based completely on our personal travel experience. The list is not done in order of preference. 1. Visit a Monastery Matepani Gumba Monastery, Matepani, Pokhara, Nepal                                                                      Many might think a monastery to be inaccessible, but it is quite the opposite and quite a must visit. There are two notable monasteries, the Kopan monastery in Kathmandu being the larger one, and the Matepani Monastery in Pokhara being the more scenic one. Matepani, with its ma...

Amidst all the study workload for Adnan's masters, we really needed a break away from town. Since we were scheduled to miss the much anticipated christmas, we thought we could atleast experience glimpses of the upcoming festivities by travelling to Birmingham which is an hour away from Leicester. We made a last minute decision, and opted for nationalexpress bus tickets since its comparatively cheaper.  Birmingham hosted two adjacent massive Christmas Markets, predominantly occupied by German ventures. There seemed to be a vast collection of hot dogs and cocktails(which weren't halal so we never got to taste them), so we retorted to trying cheesy fries and yummy donuts! And how could we spare the chance of having CREPES!! We had to try the nutella crepe from one of the few local stalls. Rather than having heavy lunch from one of the stores, we had made it a point to try various items from different stalls, often sharing! This was also our first v...

I was a first year undergrad architecture student when I had tumbled upon the name of Architect Geoffrey Bawa in a Graphics class. His intricate hand drawn elevations,  style of work and huge contribution to what is today known as "tropical modernism" intrigued me. Since then, I had always wanted to visit Sri Lanka, just to be able to walk through one of his creations. In fourth year, I had decided I would do my internship under a Sri Lankan firm in hopes of fulfilling my wanderlust. I had gone as far as to applying for it and getting a positive reply in return, when my parents had banished all my hopes by disagreeing to let me leave alone.  When Adnan came up with the plan of attending a friend's wedding in Colombo,  before heading to UK for his masters, I was thrilled! This trip would fulfill two of my desires, one being a walk through Geoffrey Bawa's creation, the other being the opportunity to attend a Christian wedding in a foreign count...