Touchdown - Pokhara

Pokhara and Christmas in Nepal

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December 26th 2009
Harrow everyone and Happy Xmas and new year. We were in Pokhara for just over 10 days before jumping on a bus to go south where Buddha was born in a place called Lumbini. Pokhara, we have both decided, is a cracker of a tourist destination and definitely our favorite “touristy” place on this trip so far: The location is picturesque with snow capped mountains, huge blue lakes, perfect weat ... 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