Farewll to a good friend

Stuck in Kathmandu

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July 18th 2009
Indian Embassy, a lesson in inefficiency. So Pete and I set off early on Friday morning for the embassy. We queued outside for a while then rushed in to get our numbers, A33 and 34. After about an hour and a half our numbers were called but when they checked, the telex had not come back from the Australian embassy in Sydney so our visas could not be processed. Funny thing is that we put our req ... 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