I-i-i-i-i-i-n one!

Another old Tibetan chap plucks his arra from the target. Behind him, Tibet's answer to Jim Bowen declares: "you've got the fridge-freezer, set of golf clubs, pewter tankard and prize money. Do you want to gamble all that for what's behind the out-house. You've got the times it takes for the yak butter tea to come to the boil..."

The Furlong Trek: Day 1

May 8th 2007
Pokhara - Jomsom - Marpha - Tukeche We boarded the first flight of the day at around 6am. There were no more than 20 passengers - nice to see we still had a stewardess. The 25-minute flight from Pokhara to Jomsom is like no other: the light aircraft hugged the sides of the Himalayan foothills - at times it felt like the wing tips might just brush the tree canopy but then the hillside wo ... read more

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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

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