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Everest Base Camp Trek - Kathmandu

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April 26th 2007
My husband, Tim, and I just returned from a month-long trip to Asia. One week in Bangkok, followed by three weeks in Nepal - a few days in Kathmandu, its capital, followed by a flight to Lukla and a long trek that took us all the way to Everest Base Camp at just under 18,000 feet, where we spent the night (in below-freezing tents!) and hung out with the climbers! We'll start with Kathmandu (pr ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Gorak Shep

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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