30 in 365 to 30

Yep. It's time to admit it. I'm old. I never thought I'd be old. When I was 14, we had a trainee teacher come in and he was 25. Whoa, I thought, that's crazy old. I wondered what I would be like at 25, and found it unimaginable; just too far-fetched. Today I turn 29...

10 Ways to Meet People at a Hostel

Yes. I'm back in Nepal. Wasn't terribly looking forward to it – gotten so lazy spending a whole two weeks in Sg, but coming back feels like home – at least Elbrus does. “Welcome back!” the owner, Khem, said, with a big hug ready for me. “Welcome home, you mean,” I replied. Travelling alone can...

10 Luxuries Even Backpackers Must Have

When you're backpacking, you're supposed to travel as light as possible. Backpacking has made me stronger – I can carry about 30kg on me – but you just can't enjoy yourself as much when you're weighed down like that. Unfortunately, I'm very much a flashpacker and there are just some things I simply cannot do...

10 Myths About Passion I’d Love To Debunk

Following a talk by Learn Love Laugh's (http://learn-love-laugh.com) Nino Gruettke, my mind would not put down this topic of passion. Passion is everywhere, and yet, there are millions of articles and books about “finding your passion” because it's apparently crazy elusive to the majority of people. I've heard so many people say – and I...

10 Ways Travelling Has Changed Me

1. Me, Myself and I I've always hated being left on my own, being alone. I attribute this to being an only child, and knowing too well what it's like to have to go through life with nothing else other than your own headspace. Also since I never really knew my parents until they stopped...

Give, Then Step Back.

I must have heard a million stories from girlfriends by now about quarrels they've had with their boyfriends and husbands, and it's become painfully obvious that there is a sad pattern - and if we just knew how to break out of the cycle and stop it from repeating, we *might* actually find more peace...

10 Things I Subconsciously Discovered That Changed My Life

Somewhere down the line, in the past couple of years, my life started to change. In a good way. The world didn't change, but the way I viewed it, and the way I appreciated everything in it, did. I'd like to be able to say, yeah, I read some inspirational shit, or hit rock bottom,...