Duluwa Talks

Tune into an inspiring conversation with Sally Orange MBE and Felicity Ashley , two remarkable British athletes and cancer survivors who travelled to Nepal in May 2025 to take on the Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon – the world’s highest marathon . 🏔️💪 In this episode, hosted by Juliana , they open up about: ✨ Their journey to Nepal 🚺 Experiences and challenges of women athletes 🧠 Facing menta...

Episode 2 of Shringaar Stories In this episode, we dive deeper into the "why" of certain aesthetic practices in Nepal's Newa and Tharu communities. These practices have survived the test of globalisation and modernisation and women remain to be the living historians of keeping these traditions alive. Along with signifying the unspoken bond between mother and daughter, these practices symbolise ind...

First episode on the Shringaar Stories Series This series is very personal to us. As we grew up away from our mothers when they were working to provide for our families, we felt a void in the bond we could have and the stories of our indigenous cultures that we missed out on. Most young people growing up in Kathmandu are undergoing an identity crisis. Women, especially mothers, are the primary hol...

Shringaar Stories is a podcast series that attempts to archive intangible cultural heritage of Nepal’s diverse ethnic communities - a curiosity of women’s indigenous identities - an appeal for tradition to thrive. A Tharu woman's hand-poked tattoo induced with mother's breastmilk, a Newa girl's coming of age celebration with her first "alaa" and two young women travellers' exploration of their ind...

In this episode, we catch up with Madina from Khan Quest , who is on a world tour with her husband Kyle. They came to Nepal after learning about the country from a server in Dubai and when her #tiktok comments were off the roof with people asking her to come to Nepal. She started travelling just before the pandemic with her husband and their channel has been growing since. In this episode, Madina...

In this episode we have an economist and scholar Juni Singh joining all the way from LA. Juli and Juni chat about experiences of travelling the world while building a career in academia, making different cities her own and travelling Europe with her sister. Don't forget to catch the fatafat rapid fire at the end! Stay connected with us through Instagram and Facebook Instagram: https://www.instagra...

In this episode, duluwa Juli caught up with Eileen to talk about how Eileen balances working for 6 months in London and travelling South Asia for the rest of the year. As women, the added social obligations could restrict us from living our travel dreams. Eileen is living those travel dreams and goals, but we seldom hear the realities behind the dreams - this episode brings you exactly that! Eilee...

Travelling in Nepal with a disability is challenging - from the lack of facilities to people's demeaning behavior. Nirmala , a para-athlete and traveller shares stories of her travels around Nepal with a prosthetic leg, and compares them with her experiences traveling abroad. Her will power, courage and persistence to change people's perceptions of disabled people is inspiring! Make sure you liste...

In this episode Duluwa Juli is joined by the podcast's edit team Shanti , Rejina and Binita to share their perspectives on some unpopular travel opinions. Enjoy this candid conversation with the team as they share their travel stories and some tips for your next trip!

As a child of mixed cultures, Catalina has travelled across Asia and Europe in search to belongingness, and acceptance. Growing up she struggled as a "half Thai half German" child, never fully belonging to either cultures. What does it mean to be "half" any culture? How does it shape one's identity? Why do we yearn to travel and experience cultures? This conversation between duluwa Juli and Cat is...

In this episode, Dakshina Khadka, a tourism entrepreneur and avid traveller shares her experiences of working in Nepal's travel and tourism industry. From being involved with Ghumante then Honeyguide Apps and now starting her own venture, Dakshina shares her learnings and experiences along with how she sees the industry recover from impacts of the pandemic. Stay connected with us through Instagram...

In this episode duluwa Juli chats with Padma about how physical fitness correlates with headspace and her journey of being the fittest woman in Nepal. Padma shares how a small town girl turned her life around dedicating to physical fitness and strength, and continues her dedication even as a wife and mother. Stay connected with us through Instagram and Facebook Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...

In this episode, our host duluwa Juli chats with Ovy about her solo camping and travel experiences across South East Asia and how she dealt with ethnic stereotypes. As an Indonesian in Taiwan she would often be approached as a labor worker and not just a traveller. Ovy and Juli delve into their experiences of ethnic stereotypes and culture shock in the UK as well, and how they deal with it as trav...

In this episode, Prakriti from India (folks on Instagram know her as @itisinthename) shares her journey of summiting Ama Dablam during her periods and how easy it is to travel as a vegan in South Asia. For someone who began her mountaineering journey less than a year ago, Prakriti recently summited Ama Dablam, being only the second Indian woman to do so and aims to climb more mountains in the futu...

In this episode, Sophiya shares about Yes Theory and how they have influenced her adventures. Our host Juli met Sophiya a couple years ago as a result of one of Sophiya’s decisions to seek discomfort, and this episode is all about their journeys as members of Yes Theory community and how gendered it can be to say yes to adventures.  Stay connected with us through Instagram and Facebook Instag...

This episode is a conversation between our team’s Chevening scholars Juliana and Menuka as Juli completes her Chevening year and Menuka starts hers. Chevening is one of the world’s most prestigious scholarships and we’re proud to have two Cheveners in our team! In this episode, Juli and Menuka discuss the realities of living abroad, from travelling during a pandemic to mental health living away fr...

This episode features an exceptionally inspiring woman's story of surviving a traumatic brain injury and finding solace and strength from the mountains. Jill shares about going from being an outdoor educator racing bikes in the Alps to getting hospitalized for 2+ years to climbing mountains with only 30% vision. She has been learning to find strength in her scars as she continues to adventure the...

Alongside Nepali youth migrating for work to Gulf countries, a big number of young Nepalis migrate for studies and seldom return to Nepal. Is the reason behind not returning just limited to lack of employment opportunities?  The motivation to migrate goes beyond money-making opportunities and is deep-rooted in our social norms.  In this episode, Sumita shares her story of migrating abroa...

For today’s youth born and raised in Kathmandu, it’s common to have questioned “Where is our ‘gaun’?” as a child. In this episode, entrepreneur Sonika shares her journey from a young girl looking for her ‘gaun’ to combatting her fear of road travel, to building a business that empowers women’s financial independence in the transport industry. Hear from her how financial independence has empowered...

In this episode, our host Juli chats with Arati, as the two short hair women share experiences of facing gender stereotypes in their travels and how they deal with such situations. Arati sold all her belongings in London to go on world travel with her partner but has been locked down in Nepal due to the pandemic. She started her Instagram spottheyellow to share her travel stories wearing her yello...

Girls and women in Nepal still have so many restrictions to step out of their house for work, study, and even more so for travel. The social restrictions exclude women and girls from experiences that teach valuable life lessons and develop their personalities. In this episode, listen to the journey of a young Nepali girl from the Terai who stepped out of the social restrictions with her family’s s...

Taking care of your physical and mental wellbeing while you’re on the road might not be your top priority, but it’s very much essential. Hear from wellbeing enthusiast Naviya on how you can take better care of your wellbeing when you’re traveling with some simple tips. Stay connected with us through Instagram and Facebook Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/duluwatalks/ Facebook: https://www.face...

In this episode, Roni shares about being a traveler baby, touring the world with her family, and what it’s like to be on the move. At age 8, Roni left Israel with her family as they sold everything they had and left without a return ticket. From homeschool experiences to the concept of home and identity, Roni shares with us her family adventures around the world and her aspirations for traveling o...

How does a woman who was restricted to travel abroad for a conference by her family go on to build an award-winning female travel platform? Hear from Sabira Mehrin , founder of Wander Woman Bangladesh! In this episode, she shares about her travel aspirations, challenging family restrictions, solo travel perks and fails, and her journey of building a community in Bangladesh. Stay connected with us...

Voluntourism can be quite controversial for ethical matters but when done right it’s also rightfully rewarding. In this episode Gaumaya shares how traveling as a volunteer opened up her mind, from immigrating to the UK and then traveling across Africa. Gaumaya also currently runs “ Khula Akash” a Nepali Youtube channel dedicated to travel and volunteering related videos. Stay connected with us thr...