For a brief moment we thought we were in Scotland

Day 337 - Farmers for the night

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June 4th 2007
Ever since we went to the Earls Court “Destinations Travel Fair” in 2005, when we found out where the country actually is, we have been very keen to get to Bhutan and that was our destination today. We were two of about half a dozen passengers boarding the Delhi to Paro, Bhutan flight when it stopped briefly in Kathmandu so we weren’t holding out much hope for getting the recommended left s ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more