I had decided to stay in the same hostel I had stayed during my previous visit to Kathmandu. It was a nice place, and very cheap. On day 2 of my stay, I met a Canadian guy there, who told me that he had had a near-death experience. He had taken a shower and the gas boiler malfunctioned, as a result of which he got carbon monoxide poisoning and passed out in the bathroom. Luckily, the carbon monoxide must have been able to escape. He gained consciousness again and was able to crawl out of the bathroom. Since he was feeling pretty bad, he went to the hospital to have his oxygen levels checked. Since his levels were not good at all, the doctors kept him tied to an oxygen supply overnight, in the hospital. Upon his dismissal from the hospital, he was presented with a bill of 2000 USD… Lucky for him, his travel insurance picked up the bill.
Morale of the story: be careful when showering in budget hostels with gas shower, and don't ignore the importance of travel insurance (for more guidance on travel insurance, click here)!
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The whatsapp icon on my phone informed me that I had 152 unread messages. That’s what happens when you do a 10-day meditation in noble silence… A bunch of us Vipassana students were sitting in a (too) expensive coffee bar in Kathmandu, trying to catch up on what had happened during our meditation retreat. Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States struck us all with disbelief, and made a great banter topic for the coming days, which we spent in Kathmandu, recovering from the meditation.
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