Nairobi, Aug. 25 -- In July, Netty Nyong'a decided to travel alone to Mongolia for a month. She had always been fascinated by the country's rich traditions and nomadic way of life. "Most of the people there are nomadic. They move with the seasons, four times a year," she tells BDLife.

A tax consultant by profession, she says her job is high-pressure and demanding, the kind of work that follows people home through emails and late-night calls. She wanted a break and a different feel to nomadic life.

"Most of us have accumulated so many things and hold on to them so tightly that, if we were asked to leave today, they would hold us back," she says.

She had travelled to Bali, Cape Town, Mauritius, the United Arab Emirates, Tanzania and Ugan...