Queen's Pond, Kathmandu

Kathmandu, the Valley and Pokhara

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January 3rd 2007
We're in Nepal now since over 3 weeks now and should leave in the next 4 days or so, which will make it about 4 weeks. The way from Lhasa was an experience, to say the least. We couldn't find people to share the ride to Nepal, so we went looking for locals. We had someone written for us in Tibetean, our plan and then we went on the search. Quite funny. We found a monk, who was int ... read more

Asia » Nepal

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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