Elephant in river

Elephant ride at Nepal's Chitwan Park

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April 5th 2007
One of the things I most looked forward to on my trip to Nepal was the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ride atop an elephant to see wildlife at Chitwan Wildlife National Park. The park and our accomodations at a place called Safari Narayani -- clean and spartan rooms in bungalows with no phones or televisions -- reminds me of the camp in northern Florida I went to as a child. Each room opens on ... 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