During her short impromptu trip to Nepal, Shanley managed to spend time in the capital city Kathmandu, relax in lakeside Pokhara, trek to Poon Hill in the Annapurna region of the Himalayas, and journey a bit further out to explore the jungle of Chitwan National Park.

I'm Emily and I live and work in Philadelphia, though I do my best to see other parts of the world as often as possible.. There’s nothing I love more than exploring a new (or familiar) place with my camera and learning about cultures other than my own. Starting when I was just a baby, my family often crisscrossed the United States by plane, hitchhiking, or a hippie bus called the Gray Rabbit, to visit relatives scattered around the country. During the sweaty summer between my sophomore and junior years `of college, I ventured out on my own and drove my trusty (and air conditioning-free) 1992 Nissan Sentra out to San Francisco and back, discovering for the first time how much I enjoy the open road and traveling solo. Spending a semester abroad in Rome the following year really got me hooked on international travel, and I’ve had the bug ever since.