I left from Vancouver at 1:30 am on October 6th. I had layovers in Taipai, Hong Kong, and Bangkok before finaly getting to Kathmandu late last night. My last plane (Bangkok to Kathmandu) was VERY delayed. The flight was with Royal Nepal Airlines which, since arriving, I have heard many people discourage. No wonder it was so cheap! Even if the planes aren't the most reliable, they had a very unique atmosphere complete with mountain scene wall paper, a very nice touch. Anyway, because my flight was so delayed the person who was meant to meet me at the airport was long gone. So I shared a cab with a group from Israel. We managed to cram five people into a cab designed for three and made our way to Thamel. The great thing about trafic
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