smoking of bodies

At the 'holy river' Kathmandu where the bodies are cremated on the platforms by the families,the ashes are then swept into the river

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Hiking The Annapurnas in Nepal

September 12th 2005
12th September-10th October 2005 (Trekking Annapurna Circuit 16th Sept-4th Oct) Following is a transcription of the diary i kept along the way while hiking Flew out of London on the 11th Sept via Doha (Quatar) and arrived into Kathmandu (Nepal) on the 12th, I was welcomed outside the Kathmandu airport by the friendly locals offers of "you need transport?where you going?where you from?you ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Annapurna

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

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