Thamel & Durbar Square April 26th 2010 April 25th and 26th
Thamel & Durbar Square
The hardest part of this is the poverty. Nepal is one of the poorest countries on the globe. They receive $4B in US aid (60% of its development budget) & over 30% of its population lack basic food. Many don’t have electricity or running water - and for those that do there are frequent power outages, as power is rationed (my “guest house” has a ... read more
Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Durbar Square 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
Leaving in a week for Arizona with my sister (Judy) & her son (Sam!) - some where between Saguaro National Park and the Coronado National Forest to an Arizona dude ranch. Then to Cambridge long enough to take off the cowboy boots, put on the hiking boots, and head to Kathmandu & Forbidden Mustang; In the past 3 years have travelled from home (Cambridge MA & Newark VT) to Ireland, Italy, Israel, Jordan, Egypt.
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