Namaste from Nepal

Last week I left the country of Bangladesh for the first time in three and a half months to travel to the neighboring country of Nepal. Walking out of the Kathmandu airport felt like I had entered a new planet, I was on new soil and breathing in the comparatively fresh, Nepali air

Peace on the Horizon in the Himalayas

We awoke before the sun’s web-like rays had cradled the Kathmandu valley to venture an hour’s drive away from the city.

Each minute seemed to take us leagues away from the metropolis. As we climbed higher up the roads, fog’s dewey fingers clutched us closer and closer until we were so suffocated by its presence that the driver insisted we walk the remainder of the way

Journey to 17,769 Feet

Several months back, my husband and I had decided to include a month trekking in Nepal on our around-the-world trip. We made this decision going on nothing more than a glowing description of the Annapurna Circuit trek from my Dad’s ex-colleague, whom we had never met. Never mind that neither of us had ever done anything more strenuous than a day hike before.