Local produce

Passed by these little markets every day on the way to my class.

May 26th 2014
Thanka Painting (cont.) By the fourth day I could find my way to and from the shop on my own, without asking for directions three times. I love Durbar Square with all the temples and people. On the way to and from I enjoyed looking at all the shops and especially the ladies in their saris and suwal kurtas (tunic with pants and shawl); the fabrics are carefully chosen and match perfectly. The wome ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Patan

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

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Linda

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I am a very senior scuba diver and I am finishing up a five month scuba diving trip in SE Asia. I just finished my one hundredth dive since the start of the trip in April. I was certified in 1986 but didn't dive regularly until after my last child was born, when I was forty (I have seven). This is not my first trip to Asia; I dove in Palawan - Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia, and have taken dive trips to Cozumel, Canada, Malta, Bonaire, Honduras and Bahama, and have done dives in the Black Sea - Bulgaria, and Epcot Center in Florida. I tell people we dive where ever there is a puddle.... full info

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