Holi Holi Holi!

I was in Kathmandu on Holi, the Hindu holiday where they pelt tourists with brightly colored carcinogenic powder and water balloons. Remind anyone of Tap Night?

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March 11th 2006
I slept badly that night, partly due to the pounding rain, and partly due to the hope that it would stop (and, of course, the everpresent crappy mattress situation). I woke up at midnight, and again around 1:30 (among other times), and remarked with dismay that it was still raining. When 4:45 arrived, and it was time for us to begin our walk to Poon hill to collect our prize (a spectacular view ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Gorepani

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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