Swayambhu entrance from the west

Getting to the top of Ichangu.

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August 21st 2014
There is only so many days that I can stare at these hills around me and not get to the top of one. A planned trip to Thamel ended with me climbing to a beautiful spot on the west side of the Kathmandu Valley and sitting in this shell of a building beside a small Stupa. Wendy and Alan are coming to visit us at the end of October and I am tasked with planning and booking the trip around Nepal as ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu Valley

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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