Luggage Handlers

Day #5 - Scary flight to Lukla Part 1

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November 20th 2012
With a certain amount of tension and trepidation, my bags are packed for the 0600 departure from my hotel to Lukla airport. My belongings are now packed into 3 bags. The first bag is my 60 litre rucksack and contains those things I don’t need on the trek– like all the clothes for India! The second bag is my daysack and is for trekking with as soon as we land, and the third bag is a large blue ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal

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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