When a recovering addict from Suffolk set off on a motorbike adventure to south east Asia, little did he know he would be caught up in a country's revolt and his video diaries of the events would attract millions of views.
Harry Jackson, from Felixstowe, joined the Gen Z protests that erupted in Nepal earlier this month against government corruption and resulted in the resignation of the prime minister KP Sharma Oli.
He has been creating video diaries on his travels via his YouTube channel wehatethecold and his footage of the unrest has had 29 million views.
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Thousands of people can be seen running through the streets, with fires lit in the centre of the road and smoking tear gas canisters being fired in response by police trying to quell the insurrection.
Plumes of smoke can be seen in the background as petrol stations burned, while government compounds and the parliament building were also attacked.
At one point, Mr Jackson and other protestors reel from the effects of the gas, which can cause tearing, burning eyes, blurred vision and coughing.
He said although he felt scared initially covering the event, the adrenaline kicked in.
"There is a sense of danger. You go into this weird state of adrenaline where you don't really feel scared in the moment," he said.
"You are going to react if you hear a gunshot, but you don't really feel the fear."
The DJ has been raising funds for Action on Addiction, a charity that works with people affected by drug and alcohol addiction.
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So far, he has completed 34,000kms on his travels, which started a year ago and has visited former bases belonging to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Laos and also passed through Vietnam, before arriving in Nepal.
He said he had received a positive reaction from the protestors because his videos were helping to spread word about the revolt outside Nepal and had become a "mini-celebrity" with people thanking him for raising awareness.
"I can't really describe it, but it has been absolutely mental, the support we have received," he said.
"I go round on my bike. I have been to Kathmandu and they say 'thank you for doing what you did and for speaking the truth.'
"They are just really happy that the video did so well."
When this newspaper spoke to him on Tuesday, he described how the situation had calmed down and how people were helping to clear up after the violence, including the protestors themselves.
During the riots, some of the protestors were even asking him which football team he supported, upon learning that he is British.
"There was a weird cocktail of emotions. They are very calm people, even in the midst of chaos," he added.
He is now intending to return home by Christmas to spend the festive season with his family.
He joked: "I want to be home by Christmas to see my family. I have scared my mum to death."
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