Our flight to Lukla

Just Like Starting Over

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April 20th 2024
It is a rough start to the trek. We leave at 2am from Kathmandu and it is almost 4 hours to Ramechhap and it is not much of a place either. Good news is that the weather is fine and planes will be leaving, the bad news is that as the airport was closed yesterday so there is a backlog of people waiting to fly. There are 3 airlines operating (I am flying with Summit Air) and as the flight is only 20 ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Lukla

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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