villager that knocked some fruit out of one of her trees for us with her massive bamboo stick

Himalaya part 1

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November 30th 2008
after arriving in Kathmandu from the herendous 24+ hour journey over the worst roads ive ever endured i soon met up with a guy from my hotel (Kapil), that i thought worked there, who showed me where a couple of shops i needed to find were. we got to talking and i was telling him that i was thinking about doing some trekking and it turned out that he was a trekking guide. so after a few beers that ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Himalayas

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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