It’s feels like a setting from a movie: an eccentric, cliff’s-edge monastery sheltering dramatically under a massive rock.

We don’t all have months free to prepare for an ascent of Mount Everest, or even two weeks to spend on the trail to EBC.

On the hunt for The Abominable Snowman and other beasts? Start at Khumjung.

Namche is the last real stop in the Everest region for shopping, dining out or even taking a break at beer gardens.

In the middle of Lukla village, adjacent to a thanka painting school, stands the richly decorated monastery of Lukla Kemgun.

Kongde Lodge is the last lodge on the Yeti Trail, and but it is not the apex of your trek.

As the Gateway to Everest, most trekkers pass through Lukla Tenzing Hillary Airport—and many pause to admire its audacity.

In 1960, Sherpa leaders asked Sir Edmund Hillary if he would build them a school. “Our children have eyes, but are blind and cannot see.”

A crispy and golden exterior broken with a deliciously loud, crunchy bite, sending forth a cloud of steam.

Did you pack a party dress? In October, Thame monastery hosts the vibrant Mani Rimdu Festival—the highest masked dance festival in the world.

Approaching a working monastery certain sounds begin to fill the air: the fluttering of prayer flags, the hum of monks chanting in unison, the periodic blowing of a traditional trumpet, the crashing of cymbals and the thud of ritual drums.

Looking for peace? Some days of the year, Everest can feel like a traffic jam, the northeast road from Namche toward Everest Base Camp is busy with tourists and locals alike.