Tengboche monastery

Trekking in Nepal

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May 5th 2011
Well, Nepal is amazing. Kathmandu is a crowded, noisy, colourful, random city filled with friendly, welcoming people. I started the trip in an awesome hotel with a swimming pool (which I made use of!) and spent a morning doing the touristy spots. I met Anders, a Swedish guy who was joining my "tour" for the first while and would then split up to go on to Everest Base Camp. Bikram, our guide from H ... 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