Blogs from Chitwan, Nepal, Asia - page 6

A few pictures of the kids and the area...deal! By the third day they were warmed up to us pretty well and even the older kids were talking a bit. They are real kids so a picture can't capture anything but they're wonderful. You've got pushier kids who get your camera and take a thousand pictures. The boy who entertains himself constantly with his aerobic abilities. No fear. One kid you can see the spark of misbehavior in his eye but he is usually pretty good. I knew these kids barely any time but I am so sappy. I miss them an absurd amount. There was a month-long holiday so the younger kids stayed home all day and we just hung out and played. Play cards, get crushed in chess by the little geniuses, build card ... read more

There's one road between Kathmandu and Chitwan-two major cities and it's all through the mountains with very little keeping you from just falling off. I was told numerous times before and after the ride that people die on this road, people don't know how to drive it or are too confident. Buses, cars, motorbikes, they just fall off. It's just wide enough for two opposing cars to fit if they pass each other slowly. Sometimes there's a bit of railing, other times there's nothing except a drop and a river at the bottom. On the way there I saw 2 or 3 cars that had gone too far on the inside toward the wall of the mountain and they fell in the groove there so they just sat halfway tipped into the big gap. I think, ... read more

I had heard about this place; a place you can see rhinos and tigers and ride elephants. Why not? Chitwan is located almost equidistant from Kathmandu and Pokhara, to the south. The National Park borders with northern India. After spending a few days recovering in Pokhara, right after having done the Annapurna Circuit, this seemed like a good place to go to on my way to Kathmandu. I didn't know much about the place and didn't really bother looking at the cheap options. I decided to buy a 3 day package tour with everything included. Went for the easy option. If I had known better, I would've probably just bought a bus ticket to Chitwan (specifically a village called Sauraha), gone to the village, looked for a place to stay (there are innumerable options) and booked ... read more

Headed gingerly back down the valley from the snowbound Macchapuchhere base camp, sliding down steep banks where thesnow had compacted into ice from other hikers (even the porters fell over a few times !). Fell over fairly spectacularly myself, luckily managing to break the fall by a combination of my rucksack and watch... Further down the mountain reached the Jhinu hot springs near Tikhedhunga, having an afternoon off hiking to soak and steam in the bath temperature mineral water, occasionally interrupted by freezing dips in the adjacent glacial stream. Later watched some Nepalese style music and dancing, briefly joining in at the raucous and sociable teahouse, with a mix of local villagers, guides, porters and trekkers from all over the world. A couple more days of hillly walking brought us back to Pokhara, passing an impressive ... read more

Once you walk around Kathmandu you can find Chitwan offers practically on every corner. Obviously you don’t need to book any tours and just do it on your own. It’s a matter of choice really. After spending two whole days in bed with my stomach all over the place and crazy Holi soon after, I just felt like I really needed to get away from Kathmandu for a while and since I didn’t really want to waste time searching around for best options, I just went for the easy option and booked the Chitwan package through my hotel. The programme seemed pretty decent and the price more or less also, I thought why not? My bus was supposed to leave at 7am. I got to the bus stop a few minutes before and was surprised to ... read more