In 1911, Alexandra David-Néel left Paris for Northern India. This was the beginning of a 14 year journey through Asia, which would eventually lead her, disguised as a beggar, to the capital of Tibet, Lhasa. I first read her book My Journey to Lhasa when I was 16, and ever since I have been utterly obsessed by her. Alexandra has been an important inspiration for me, and many other women, as independent female explorers like her were not only unusual in these times, but women w