Klaudia and the Buddha

40) Pokhara - backpacker's dream on the Phewa Lake

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May 27th 2005
Due to the bad experience with our first night in Nepal and to reports from fellow travellers that parts of the road to Pokhara were under construction causing massive traffic jams, we opted for some luxury and bought two flights. We had reserved the tickets with a local travel agent, but had neither paid them ($ 43 per person) nor had them physically in hands. We were told that we would ge ... 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