Blogs from Chitwan, Nepal, Asia - page 15

Hello again! It's only been a few days since we last wrote, but a lot has happened, and we're trying to make up for the 2 1/2 weeks without word. At the moment we're in Sauraha - a little village just outside Nepal's Royal Chitwan National Park. We've been here since Tuesday, and we move on again tomorrow to Lumbini. But, before we get on to that, we'll pick up where we left the last blog - Pokhara! In total we spent 4 nights there, having a very welcome break from non-stop trekking, and spending most of our time shopping or lying down. Somehow, between the two of us, we managed to come away with 4 new tops, another pair of shorts, more flip-flops, and a new bag/headband/bracelets/necklace/earrings that Hannah needed very urgently The plan to ... read more

Hello Everyone, Well this is the first travel blog entry, so I will hope for success. I hope this finds everyone in good health and spirits. Reed and I are currently in Kathmandu, Nepal. So far, we have spent 3 days in Hong Kong, a day in Kathmandu, 10 days rafting on the Bhote Khosi and Sun Khosi rivers in the Himalayas, and 2 days in Royal Chitwan National Park (Nepal). Here is a quick recap: Hong Kong: This city was a blast. It is a maze of skyscrapers, millions of people, and very structured chaos. We only had a couple of days here, but they were action-packed. Highlights: The 100' tall Buddha sitting atop a mountain outside the city, the peak tram and lookout tower that sits above the clusters of skyscrapers on Hong Kong ... read more

After our trek anyway, we headed off dwon to Chitwan Wildlife Reserve. This is just on the Indian border and so was about a 7 hour bus ride. We figured we were pretty used to mammoth bus journeys at this stage, but when we got down to where the bus was leaving from, the bus was pretty much full and we had to practically sit on top of the driver for the first 3 hours. That's quite literally - I was sittting on a bench like thing right behind him with my knees pulled up to my ears and another girls leaning up against me, and Joe was sitting right beside the windscreen beside the driver, with 2 more people squashed up against him. The guy sitting beside Joe opted to sit on the roof of ... read more

Na de trekking zijn we direct doorgegaan via Pokhara naar het Royal National Park Chitwan. Hier hebben we alles gedaan wat er daar mogelijk was. Jungle tour, Elephant bath, Visit Tharu Village, Elephant Breading Centre, Elephant Ride, Canoeing trip, etc… Klinkt allemaal heel speciaal, toch vonden we het een beetje tegenvallen. Het park was te touristisch en daardoor was het meer een dierentuin dan een National Park. Desondanks hebben we toch de kans gehad om neushoorns, herten, krokodillen, apen, olifanten, roofvogels, etc… te zien. Voor Mark was het wel erg leuk om in het water met een olifant te spelen. Zitten, staan, lopen op de rug van een olifant (5.000 kg) en er voor zorgen dat hij je er niet afgooit is een hele belevenis. Despues el trekking fuimos directamente al Parque Nacional de Chitwan, para ... read more

Chitwan is beautiful; far more tropical than I expected Nepal to be. We got in very late at night the first day and crossing the border into Nepal was surreal; on the Indian side everything was exploding (it was Diwali, so only fireworks), people were hassling you for money and everything was totally chaotic. Going into Nepal was like everything had suddenly been switched off. The first day we had a village tour, followed by swimming with elephants. The elephants seemed very keen to sit down and dump us in the water, which goes to show they have a sense of humour. And so did we when, coming back from a walk through the jungle, we saw a crocodile metres from where we'd been swimming. That night we had a stick dance, where the cheap Nepalese ... read more