Nepal, March 22 -- Rakshya Shrestha attests to being studious. She did well in school and chose to study mechanical engineering. Although she loves her subject and decided to become an engineer at a very young age, the pressure gets to her every now and then. And this is where traveling comes in for her. Over the last three years, Shrestha has hiked through all the trails in Kathmandu and gone on long treks, most notably Gosaikunda. She often travels with small groups of friends and also ventures out solo.

Born and raised in Palpa, Shrestha was never the one with an air for travel. Mere bus rides gave her motion sickness so she avoided traveling anywhere altogether. But she joined high school in Pokhara so traveling became inevitable. Co...