Sagarmatha

On Top of the World

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October 4th 2006
01106 - 03106 Kathmandu, Nepal The first thing that you have to realize in flying from Bhutan to Nepal is that the time zone changes by 15 minutes. I didn’t believe it! I didn’t know any such time zone changes existed. I mean, I know that somewhere in Oz there’s an odd half an hour, which I thought was a bit odd, but 15 minutes!! Come on! When the pilot gave the local time, descending o ... 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