Boudha stupa

Lights, music and a Tika, last days in Kathmandu

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November 6th 2005
One of the symptoms of traveling for a long time is that I am no longer hungry to explore, as you've probably noticed. I spent a week in Kathmandu since I came back from Pokhara (broken in the middle by my Langtang trek), and that's after spending 5 days here a month ago. It's almost as much as I've spent in Sydney, does it make sense? In the beginning I almost didn't leave the 2 streets that for ... 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