Blue Sky

Dolpo, Nepal

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May 6th 2007
Scoundrels in the Sky ‘What’s going on?’ were the only words coming out my splitting headache. ‘…Looks like the donkey man flew last night’ ‘What do you mean… flew?’ ‘He just left. The Sirdar paid him in advance. We are stranded here, unless, of course, you are willing to carry the loads’ It was all very confusing. I was hammered by a hangover but I had not touched a d ... read more

Asia » Nepal

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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