Affectionately called by the Nepalese as their own version of the famed Silk Road, the busy village of Kodari serves as an important border link between Nepal and neighboring China. Though relatively small, it hums with the activities of passing travelers, strings of wooden shanties, merchants ferrying their goods, and rumbling trucks. Probably the highlight of the trip to Kodari is the journey itself. Tourists are in for a hair-raising ride on creaky and crowded buses - through an extremely rugged terrain of uphill twists and turns. While holding onto one's proverbial hat, one should also consider peering out the windows and indulge in a bird's eye view of the surrounding areas, and of course the famed Himalayan Mountains. Upon arriving in Kodari,...
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