Garden of Dreams, Kathmandu

Buddha to Bollywood begins

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April 5th 2008
Having said my farewells to my Nepal Panorama trip friends I arrived at my meeting point hotel, the Kathmandu Prince, to meet my new travel companions. For the first part of the tour until Delhi there are just 8 of us plus our tour leader Manu. I'm sharing with an Aussie girl called Sammy - one of the first things I found out about her is how much she loves Kathmandu - I find this fascinating as ... read more

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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