River

The Himalayas - Pokhara to Poon Hill

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April 18th 2013
Met our friendly trekking group with 2 Canadians and 2 Australians in Pokhara (plus the guides and super-fit porters) and took a minibus up to the starting village. The first two days were spent climbing challenging stairways up into the mountains (around 2000m up in total), crossing wobbly suspension bridges over fast-flowing rivers and staying in basic (outside bathrooms - brrrr!) but characterf ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Gorepani

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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