One Year

The Royal Nepalese Kingdom of Elephants

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October 4th 2006
Leaving Varanasi in the dust of an old and decrepit train we headed northward to the lovely and often overlooked country of Nepal. The border was surprisingly hassle free although we did get ripped off by one last Indian man moments before departing Gordakphur and things then taking a turn for the worse. On the Nepal side we were ousted by crafty moneychangers for a small pittance, but more shoc ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu

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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