The people of Nepal have suffered through a tough few years recently, regularly making the world news for a number of disasters that included fatal avalanches, earthquakes and several plane crashes. But they are a resolute bunch and every time, they picked themselves up, dusted off and knuckled back down to work again. The hard work has paid off though, and earlier this week came the welcome news that Nepal had been nominated as Lonely Planet's No.1 best value destination for 2017, as well as placing at No.5 on their hot list of countries to visit next year. The expert recommendation will be a huge boost to a population that relies on tourism to make a living. Photo credit: Gavin Bate It is...
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