convincing charmer
Just outside of Marpha, a Tibetan settlement supports 190 people who live in tidy stone houses. A school teacher told that their main problem is a result of low tourism, on which they depend to sell their wares. Later, after trying some strong Tibetan "beer" again just to be sure i still didn't like it, I gave in to the tea-shop owner's suggestions that i buy something. He sold me some metal rings and charms, at a total of about $10, probably much more than they cost but still so little for me, so much for him.
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 
