When you travel, you experience, in a very practical way, the act of rebirth. You confront completely new situations, the day passes more slowly, and you begin to be more accessible to others. You accept any small favor from the gods with great delight, as if it were an episode you would remember for the rest of your life.
- Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage
About us
Monlam Journeys was founded by Laura Durand, who began traveling around the world even before she was born. The intention and inspiration of Monlam Journeys was to create journeys with a purpose. Our intention is to provide a safe, enjoyable, and relaxed environment for pilgrims, especially those who may be venturing to this part of the world for the first time. Monlam Journeys specializes in tailor-made journeys to places of Buddhist pilgrimage. We also help to find the best location and situation for your solitary retreat in India or Nepal. Every Monlam Journeys trip benefits everyone involved and we strive to provide plenty of opportunities to engage with the local and native communities.
About Laura
With over twenty two years international travel experience, Laura was feeling a strong sense that she needed to put every aspect of her life in alignment with that which brought her joy, and felt that her decades of wanderlust could benefit others. She figured out a way to help fulfill dreams of travel to India, to do pilgrimage in a group or solitary retreat, by deciding to make her vast experience as a traveler in the East available to fellow Buddhist practitioners. By beginning to organize trips for small groups, she has helped many people experience the all-pervading devotion that surrounds Buddhism in the East.
