From The Cockpit

The Peak of Our Trip

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May 14th 2007
Our hopes of carrying home a piece of Mt. Everest were dashed by a $6000 helicopter ride from Kathmandu to the World’s highest peak. While I had done enough due diligence before leaving home to know that there was a hotel at the base of Everest, I mistakenly forgot to determine the cost of reaching it. As I sat reading the concierge’s email two days before leaving China, I seriously consider ... 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