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Into the Himalayas - Kathmandu and Bhaktapur

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March 7th 2008
We headed to Nepal not really knowing what to expect. Neither one of us had been there before, and for some reason we had both decided against a guide book. We were quickly and efficiently relieved of our first small bill by a free, but not free, airport trolley service wheeling our bags along all of 30 meters or so. But a sign for Christopher and Alezander and the man who was to be our trekkin ... 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