Buses on strike in Kathmandu

This is why I travel

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July 6th 2009
I get asked this a lot. I came up with this answer after my first day in Nepal. Far below my 'Air China' wings Sand turns to snow Samuri swords to daggers Defeated by reality's version of 'Risk' My journey has become all too easy All too unadventerous Luxary travel apparently respects your personal space So there's no neighbour To squish up to To share my drunken excitement As my ... 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