Originally Posted by choster
as well as by corrupt soldiers, and to get through the countryside you'll need to negotiate through roadblocks.
I was actually surprised that the soldiers paid absolutely
no attention to foreigners (white) at the government roadblocks. If you were in a car it was waved through without stopping, if you were on the bus you weren't required to deboard. The maoists do require their "tax".
There's certainly the possible for collapse and travel delays, but it's not like Nepal is Africa and awash in weapons... some of the government troops carry caplock rifles
