Countdown for lift off

Leg 4 - The Time I Walked in the Clouds

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November 14th 2001
Namaste everyone, This update is going to have to be short. My plane leaves in less than two hours and I still have some last minute shopping to do. The trek was simply put incredible. Everest and all the Himalayan mountains are huge, beautiful, awe inspiring and truly wonders of the world. My lasting impressions of the Himalayans will be yak bells, pink round faces, rushing rivers and waterfa ... 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