Hiking along the Kali Gandaki river bed, south of Marpha, Nepal

Annapurna Circuit

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May 20th 2009
Happy Birthday to me! How cool to have a birthday in Nepal. This morning, Kapil tied a white scarf around my neck, a traditional Nepali birthday gift. How thoughtful of him. Sadly, things turned a bit nasty when Lee and Seo figured out that Pasang, their guide, had been over charging them for their rooms and pocketing the difference. When they confronted him about it, it looked like there m ... read more

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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