Kathmandu's filthy underbelly

Kathmandu - the city where Avril Lavigne is queen!

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April 24th 2007
As the tourist bus bumped through Kathmandu 'Don't tell me' by the Canadian skater chick Avril Lavigne came onto my ipod. I was delighted. It was one of my favourites and in the privacy of my room or car I would certainlypump up the volume and sing along. However, it isn't the kind of music that a 26 year old man should admit to liking certainly whilst in the company of Matt and Ollie (both music ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu

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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