Elephant Rodeo

They refer to it as an Elephant Bath, but it is more like an Elephant Rodeo. The Nepali handler would say things to the elephant and he would try and throw me off. He won every time. The day before, I was speaking to some people from Belgium and they told me to watch out for the football sized fecal matter that these animal produce. Not sure if they were refering to a football or a soccer ball, but it didn't matter. I wanted no part in either. Also, they call the trunk of an elephant a "slurf." Found that pretty funny.

Elephants, and Rhinos, and Crocs! Oh, my!

May 28th 2008
That is at least my rendition of it. That would have been very cool to see some lions, and tigers, and bears, but there are no lions, and very few (Bengal) tigers, and (Sloth) bears remaining at the Chitwan National Park, as they have a problem with poachers. Regardless, in my relatively short stay in Chitwan, I got to see elephants, rhinos, crocodiles, deer, and peacocks, along with many oth ... read more

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more

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