Bovines on the Bridge

Day #5 - Lukla to Phakding Part 2

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November 20th 2012
We cross the first of many steel suspension bridges on the trail, and each one seems to be longer and higher than the last. Each bridge is natural bottleneck for trekkers, porters, donkey trains and Dzopkyo’s. A lesson quickly learned is not to cross the bridge the same time as anything with 4 legs as the bridge sways dramatically. Around every bend a new more impressive sight awaits ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Himalayas

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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