Enroute to Jomsom

Day 13 Kagbeni - Marpha (2670m) 16km

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May 25th 2010
We departed the Shangri La in tour group style fitted out with our new white scarfs. Classy. Off we marched for Jomsom where we planned to stop for lunch, get some cash and grab a shave. Another gorgeous sunny day in the Himalayas, bright blue skies overhead. We walked through a valley which seemed as though it should be a riverbed but apparently it remains dry throughout the year. Light airc ... 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