Kathmandu, May 24 -- My social media feed these days is full of images and snapshots of the more picturesque parts of Nepal. A lot of young people over the last few years seem to have taken up traveling - off the beaten path and away from the traditional Kathmandu-Pokhara-Chitwan-Lumbini circuit into more of natural Nepal.

So much so that even a visit to Mustang, which was viewed as an exotic destination even up until a few years ago, now seems almost routine. Improved connectivity, transportation and motorbikes have made these sorts of trips possible but, as anyone who has made these journeys will tell you, they are still fraught with danger.

It's not like us folks had never traveled before but, whereas in the past, forays towards the ...