Walking the scenic route

First Volunteer Reunion and the Monkey Temple

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October 18th 2007
There was a volunteer party out in Bistachaap the other day and now we have the first weekly volunteer reunion. It's only been a week, but the days do go by pretty slowly. Everyone lives so much more relaxed and slow placed out here (exception: traffic). So it's quite a nice change of pace. The only thing I've really stressed about thus far is avoiding the daal bhaat and trying to stay healthy ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu

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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