Annapurna Circuit - 3 weeks - 300 kms October 26th 2006 My love affair with Nepal started in 1999 when two of my friends from the U.S. and I headed off for a 3 week trek from the suburbs of Kathmandu, via the Holy Lakes of Gosainkund to the Langtang and back to Kathmandu. The next time I visited was 2002 when I dragged my friend John to trek for 2.5 weeks from Jiri to Tengboche. We liked this area so much we returned two years later for 7 weeks and t ... 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
I'm an English woman living in the Swiss Alps and I'm passionate about travel. I love Nepal but also love every place I go. Due to my job, which is seasonal work, I get to travel extensively every autumn. In the past 10 years I've trekked in the Atlas mountains with Berbers twice, I've travelled around Tunisia extensively, I've been to Egypt several times and while there trekked around the Sinai with Beduins and two years ago backpacked around Thailand and Laos for 5 weeks. I manage to go back to Nepal about every two years and last year finally went to India. I spent a month there travell... full info