Machhapuchhare

Hair Raising Weekend

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May 21st 2007
On Friday we took the bus to Pokhara, we thought we'd have a nice relaxing weekend lazing about and drinking beer but Ganesh had other ideas so bang went our relaxing weekend. The journey to Pokhara was, in itself hair raising and if you have ever driven the Amalfi Coast (Italy) you will understand what I mean, narrow roads, sheer drops and very few barriers, but I saw only one burnt out car a ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Pokhara

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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