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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]
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] Blog: Trekking in the Himalaya
Date: June 9th 2007
Our first attempt to leave Pokhara for Phedi, the launch point of our trek to the Annapurna Base Camp, was thwarted by another transport strike. We did get away the following day though and within 30 minutes of leaving we arrived at a set of very steep steps leading up into the unknown. According to our map we had 500 mts of this to tackle, no sense in breaking ourselves in easy! We were accompani ... read more
Date: June 9th 2007
Our first attempt to leave Pokhara for Phedi, the launch point of our trek to the Annapurna Base Camp, was thwarted by another transport strike. We did get away the following day though and within 30 minutes of leaving we arrived at a set of very steep steps leading up into the unknown. According to our map we had 500 mts of this to tackle, no sense in breaking ourselves in easy! We were accompani ... read more
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