Nepal via Instagram
Travel in Nepal is an awakening of the senses. You can’t smell the incense or freshly-ground spices wafting out of shops or battle through the dusty streets of Thamel without being here yourself. Nor can you battle the noisy barrage of weaving motorbikes through the narrow lanes. You can’t taste the typical flavors of dhal bat or buff momos without traveling here. But you can get an idea of what it looks like through my photos.
The Instagram photos taken on my mobile phone provide a little glimpse into local life and the experiences of a traveler in Nepal. I’ll give you a taste of the epic views, the local food, the medieval temples, and the friendly faces I met during my two trips to Nepal over the past four years.
Although many of my images and memories involve the Himalaya, Nepal is so much more than mountains: it’s spotting rhinos on safari in Chitawan National Park, it’s eating a home-cooked meal in a village, it’s staying overnight in a teahouse high in the hills, it’s trying to imagine the centuries of toil building the seemingly endless agricultural terraces. Nepal is numerous ethnic groups with dozens of languages, and a vast array of traditional dress. Nepal is sacred Hindu temples complete with riverside cremation ceremonies and spinning prayer wheels under huge Buddhist pagodas. It’s colorful prayer flags fluttering under a crisp blue sky. It’s children in uniform walking mountain paths to school each morning.
This is the Nepal I experienced. This is the Nepal waiting to be explored by you.
Instagram photos of Nepal
This is so inspiring, this is my dream in a nutshell. I’ll definitely checkout your Instagram as well.
Thanks, Jasmine. Enjoy.