Tharu Village Countryside

Chitwan National Park

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December 13th 2009
Today we left Kathmandu by local bus and headed to Chitwan National Park. The roads were appalling, some of them not completed, others with huge potholes (not helped by truck drivers who decided to take a break who would leave their trucks in the middle of the road for people to go round!). I decided not to look out the front window out of fear but Matt could not resist watching the dangerous and ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Chitwan

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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