Everest Base Camp 031106B

Everest Base Camp

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November 3rd 2006
Up at the crack of dawn to catch flight back from Lukla to Kathmandu, although we didn't actually have a set flight time as such. You are almost processed on a first come first fly basis, although we would have been booked to fly at some time that day. Don't pretend to know how the system works & being that I am back in Nepal, have learned not to ask. I imagined takeoff to be quite scary, as the r ... read more

Asia » Nepal

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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