Tire Fire Blockades

Surprise rain and a transportation strike

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January 27th 2008
19-26-JAN-2008 It rained all night on the evening of the 19th for the first time in two months. So I woke up in the middle of the night completely confused with the noise I was hearing on the roof and windows. Amazing the things you forget when you lose regular exposure to them. But this resulted in the most amazingly fresh, crisp, clean air. I couldn't fill my lungs with enough of it. And ... 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