Trekking along the Dudh Kosi valley in the Khumbu region of Nepal takes you past a number of small villages that barely make a mark on the map but are home to the kind and caring locals. They make time between caring for the family and their fields to make some comforts for the stream of hiker passing by their front doors. Each of the villages on the main hiking route have little snack shops and certainly there will be one or two tea houses, basically the family’s dining room opened up for business. The path beyond Lukla is very special for hikers because either it is their first encounter with the lush foliage and the magnificent river valley, or on their way down from a long trek they become sentimental for their time in the mountains and they look forward to the flight out to the comforts of the big city.