NEPAL SET 2 (286)

HIMALAYA - AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TOP OF THE WORLD! MOUNT EVEREST BASECAMP

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May 16th 2009
EVEREST BASE CAMP EXPO (Luckily Liane kept a mini-diary each day, so this can be detailed for your reading pleasure… Enjoy!!!) DAY 1 - 24/4/09 Kathmandu to Lukla to Benkar / 2800metres / 70%!O(MISSING)xygen / 12Km Trek / 5am to 2pm We were greeted at our hotel at 5am for the 6am flight by our guide Dambar, but it was already not a very good start as WE had to pay the airport tax, ... read more

Asia » Nepal

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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