Nepal

Expedition Everest

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August 30th 2008
Kathmandu, I'll Be Seeing You--An Ode to Cat Stevens We left Bangkok headed for Nepal via Bangladesh on an evening flight--unfortunately, Biman (Bangladesh Airlines) did not get the same memo, so at 4:30 AM, we finally left the Bangkok airport headed for Bangladesh. Upon arrival at 6:30 AM, we found that due to "no fault of their own" our only having 6 hours between connecting flights, ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Gorak Shep

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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