Dan and Kapil in the bus station.

Starting the trek

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May 8th 2009
At 6:30 sharp, my guide Kapil showed up at the hotel and we loaded my pack into the back of the taxi that would take us to the bus station. Traffic was so bad that we had to get out of the taxi and walk the last bit to the station so that we would not miss our bus. There were several other groups of trekkers on the bus including a German couple (Andre and Katrine) and a pair of Koreans (Lee Do ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Annapurna

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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