Travel Notes

We share stories and essays that bring places and people closer — through reflections, impressions, and guides rooted in real experiences.

We explore the social and cultural dimensions that shape our world. Our goal is to bridge distances and help create a more tolerant, connected, and loving world.

  1. Read more: The Art of Belonging is Longing
    The Art of Belonging is Longing

    The Art of Belonging is Longing

    I often find myself in places and states where I observe what's happening—quietly, attentively— genuinely longing to belong somewhere. I move throu...
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  2. Read more: Author's Essay: Solo Hike above Pokhara
    Green hillside villages above Pokhara with morning mist and the Himalayas, Nepal — Loud Etudes

    Author's Essay: Solo Hike above Pokhara

    I told my yoga teacher that I was going to the Himalayas for a few days, to Pokhara from Kathmandu. The weather had finally turned good for that l...
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  3. Read more: Three Days in Kathmandu: Routes Through a Vivid Dream
    Two women walking through a sunlit alley in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal — film photography by Loud Etudes

    Three Days in Kathmandu: Routes Through a Vivid Dream

    Three months of simply living in a place where none of my ancestors had ever been. Although most people come to Nepal for meditation retreats, yoga...
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