Thorung La -- 5416m

Annapurna Circuit; the Sights, Sounds and Smells

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November 24th 2006
Sitting here in Pokara after returning from trekking the Annapurna Circuit. What just might have been the highlight of the last year. I don't use those words lightly. I'm often asked "What is your favorite place?", usually I tend to be very non-committal in my response, choosing instead to give my top five to ten places I've visited rather than my one favorite place. So many things struck me d ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Annapurna

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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