Prague (pronounced and spelled Praha on local maps) was a city I’d wanted to visit for almost 2 decades, ever since the Iron Curtain collapsed at the hands of the Velvet Revolution. Finally I was there.
Going abroad no longer means planning to carry wads of cash, or trekking off to American Express to buy travelers’ checks and worrying what to do if you didn’t take enough. But there are enough new wrinkles that it pays to pay attention to what’s up.
Namche Bazaar is the main town of the Sherpa people, in the Khumbu region of Nepal. It’s located at 3400 m (11,300′) above sea level, built on the steep slopes of the hill you see in this photo.
Prague (pronounced and spelled Praha on local maps) was a city I’d wanted to visit for almost 2 decades, ever since the Iron Curtain collapsed at the hands of the Velvet Revolution. Finally I was there.
Going abroad no longer means planning to carry wads of cash, or trekking off to American Express to buy travelers’ checks and worrying what to do if you didn’t take enough. But there are enough new wrinkles that it pays to pay attention to what’s up.
Namche Bazaar is the main town of the Sherpa people, in the Khumbu region of Nepal. It’s located at 3400 m (11,300′) above sea level, built on the steep slopes of the hill you see in this photo.
