Last few steps to the summit

Himalayan Highs

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November 17th 2007
"I know your dad. He owns a 200m rope & I did some work on his house in exchange for a pair of trousers" I was very embarassed about the latter. If there's anyone who can get a good deal it's my dad. After spotting a New Zealand passport I enquired in the hometown of the stranger. When he replied with Nelson I couldn't help but crack up. What a co-incidence! The strange man ended up being Tony Ste ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Himalayas

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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