Hi Everyone, Well, we figured it was finally time for another update since we last left you back in Pokhara, Nepal. We're now in Calcutta (Kolkata), starting to head south. We've taken our time in Nepal and NE India, as it's just so culturally, spiritually and naturally rich! I suppose we may say that about south India as well and pine for more time to spend down there... From Pokhara we travelled southeast to the Central Terai region of Nepal, to Royal Chitwan National Park. This is sal forest, grassland and water marsh country and the Park has over 50 different species of mammals, including monkeys, tigers, leopards, sloth bears, deer and rhinos. There's also an active elephant breeding centre. Highlights here included the 5th annual elephant race festival, for which we arrived in time to
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