The storm clears

The snow storm

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October 16th 2007
Overnight, a storm came in, and we listened from our warm, dry beds as thunder boomed and rain poured down. No big deal, we were used to nighttime thunderstorms. But when we awoke and looked outside, it wasn't rain that we saw -- it was snow. All I could think was: "Geez, weren't we just in the tropics like, two days ago?????" I couldn't believe we had gained so much elevation that we had ma ... read more

Asia » Nepal

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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