Typical local worker

This is an average sized load you see on the backs of the locals walking the same trails as us - the size of some of the loads they carry are staggering. A fit young man carrying a 50 kilo bag of rice for 2 days will earn $9 USD - good money around here... but not the sort of work you'd choose otherwise.

Thwarted by the Annapurna Circuit

March 8th 2007
Back a week earlier than planned, we were caught in rain and snow, witnessed rockslides and avalanches, Tonielle was knocked on her ass by donkeys no less than three times and Sam fell off a bridge. We met some great people and saw some beautiful things but the weather that made the trek so memorable prevented us from completing it to plan. What follows is a day by day but hopefully not too ex ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Annapurna

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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