Locals doing their stuff

Ran the Gauntlet

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November 4th 2015
Geo: 26.6692, 88.1219The drive out of Kathmandu had been slow as queues of heavy vehicles lined the road verges either side of petrol stations causing serious traffic jams. We had been told there was a new road heading towards the eastern border that was a very nice drive so we headed for it. The afternoons drive was uneventful and we camped next to a small river complete with a couple of pigs ... 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