THIS PAST SUMMER, as a peace agreement materialized between leaders of Nepal’s Maoist rebellion and officials from the newly reinstated parliamentary government, Janardan Sharma, a Maoist deputy commander, told an interviewer on Kathmandu-based Radio Sagarmatha, “We have a dream of making Nepal into the Switzerland of Asia.”
Fall Treks in Nepal
»WILDERNESS TRAVEL‘s 14-day Everest ϳԹ follows the turbulent Dudh Kosi River through Sherpa villages with views of Lhotse, Nuptse, and Everest. The journey culminates in a visit to the solitary Tengboche Monastery, the spiritual center of the Khumbu Valley. From ,495;»If KER & DOWNEY‘s classic six-day Annapurna foothill trek causes light-headedness, it’s not because of the altitude. The trail never tops 8,000 feet, but between Basanta Lodge and Majhgaun, the 26,000-foot Annapurna Range towering overhead should still bring on vertigo. 0;