Taking refuge in a tea shop

Road Trip to the Himalayas

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October 22nd 2007
For the past few days, the health team has been up by Pokhara (200 km NW) to take part in a health clinic in a remote village at the top of a mountain. If there is no more room IN the bus or van, people opt to ride on top of the vehicle with the luggage on the ridiculously bumpy roads. We were treated to our first Nepali music- extremely high pitched women singing similarly to yodeling. Not my ... 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