Installment #3 in my Budget Breakdown series details the cost to travel Nepal. This series provides transparency on travel costs for various places around the world. Of course, like any travel budget, there are variances depending on your travel style, the time of year you visit, and what you choose to splurge on. I spent two weeks… Read More Budget Breakdown: How Much It Costs to Travel Nepal
If the chaotic hustle and bustle of Kathmandu felt overwhelming to you, head west to Pokhara. This lakeside Nepalese city of a quarter-million certainly isn’t small, but compared to the nation’s capital, it feels like a tranquil respite. Plus, it’s the perfect jumping off point for trekking the Annapurna mountain range. To get you started,… Read More The Best Things to Do in Pokhara
If you’ve been a regular reader, you know that I had some troubling experiences with sexual harassment in Kathmandu. It’s colored my perception of Kathmandu, but objectively, the city has some amazing cultural and historical sites that are definitely worth a visit. Plus, if you arrive in Nepal by air, you’ll most likely land in… Read More The 10 Best Things to Do (and Eat!) in Kathmandu
Even though the Annapurna region is Nepal’s most visited trekking region in terms of the number of trekkers, I’d never heard of it until I started looking at what to do in Nepal and realized I didn’t have enough time to do Everest Base Camp. Turns out, the Ghorepani Poon Hill trek I did is… Read More The DIY Guide to Trekking Ghorepani Poon Hill
Any female who has traveled, especially solo, no doubt has stories of experiencing sexual harassment while traveling. It wasn’t until last November though, after years of frequent travel, that an incident made me both pissed and wary enough to change my travel plans. It’s everywhere Go out with friends, and some guy will think he… Read More The First Time Sexual Harassment While Traveling Made Me Feel in Danger
Perhaps like many other people, the Himalayas always signaled Mount Everest to me. It wasn’t until I started thinking about heading to Nepal before my Bhutan trip that I heard about the Annapurna. You see, I knew I didn’t have enough time to do the Everest Base Camp trek, but I wanted to get in some… Read More The Beauty of the Annapurna
When I left on my funemployment trip through Asia, the only plans I had was to start in Manchuria and work my way south as the weather got colder and to meet my boyfriend in southern Thailand for Thanksgiving. So I packed mostly warm weather clothes and a few layers for autumn in China, all rolled… Read More What I Packed for 5 Months in Asia, from the Himalayas to Southeast Asia