The aftermath 1

Days 12-14 - Pokhara

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March 12th 2009
My journey to Nepal lasted 25 hours and as usual was not without incident. I took the overnight train from Varanasi to Gorakhpur which was 1.5 hours later and set off at 02:00, I got about 4 hours sleep before waking up at Gorakhpur to be told that there were no buses to the border town of Sunnauli. As usual I took what I was told with a pinch of salt and set off for the bus station anyway. Gor ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Pokhara

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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