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Strike...

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May 5th 2010
Hello Everyone... So we're still in Pokhara, not sure if the strike over here has been getting any UK press, but we're basically stuck here for the moment. Everything's shut during the day, although there are a few shops and restaurants open on the sly, we've been ushered to the back of a few restaurants so far. Everything's allowed to open in the evening between 6 and 8, then depending on if t ... 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