Carver hard at work on Tibetan prayer stones

The Enchanted Forest

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May 21st 2006
On the way out of Tengboche, we made a steep climb up another series of stone steps. Soon after, we passed through one of the most beautiful, idyllic forests I’ve ever seen. We called this the “Enchanted Forest” because it looked like something out of a fairy tale. With the flowers blooming on the rhododendron trees and the little stone houses by the river, it looks like Hobbiton. Pink, yell ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Tengboche

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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