Fewa Lake and the Many Boats

There is a small island with a Hindu temple on it. The only way there is by these boats. Every year one or two is overloaded and sinks. Many passengers die because they don't really know how to swim and there are no lifejackets. It's really sad, especially because the boats are really never that far from shore.

Off to Pokhara for a Great Adventure in the Himalayas!

June 24th 2013
Today we woke up early and checked out of our hotel in Kathmandu to do a trek through the Himalaya mountains. Our guide for the trip, Dave, met us at the hotel and took us to the airport. After waiting in the airport for over an hour for the flight we got on this great little plane run by Simrek Airlines. It holds about 20 people and flew us to Pokhara (another city which is the gateway to trek ... 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

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