Landslides everywhere

Nepal

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September 23rd 2009
Wednesday: Woke at 7.30 and went to go for a shower. No hot water, in fact no water at all! so you couldn't even flush the squat toilets. Not a happy camper! A water pipe had busted up the mountain due to another landslide. We were keen to move on and not stay another night in Zhamgmu. Ling arranged for us to go to Nepal a day early. Our drivers and guide drove us to the border crossing w ... 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