Island Jungle Resort Royal Chitwan National Park

... next to me (did he jump?) and leading me through swamp and lake in a general northward direction. I did my best to keep up, eventually falling almost thigh deep in cold muddy water, but other than to help me out and check that my camera was ok, he barely paused.<br><br>As we ran I thought about what he had told me just that morning about the danger of Rhinos. To climb a tree if they charged (there were no trees in the ...

... get me to climb the elephant and then instruct it to shake his ass until i fell off. I lasted the whole of 5 seconds before being launched into the river. Great fun though! After that we went to the Elephant Breeding Centre and shook hands/trunk with a few of the lively younger ones. <br><br>A day that ranks very high on my travels so far.

This was my first time to go to a national park to watch animals in their natural living conditions, so I didn't really know if I&#8217;ll like it or not but at least the safaris on elephants sounded cool and the idea of you going to see the animals in their natural habitat rather than the animals being brought and enclosed in zoos sounds reasonable. In Chitwan they should have animals such as rhinos and crocodiles, as well as some rarer ones like wild elephants and tigers, which are ...

... to see anything much. But in fairness I had not embarked upon this trek expecting to see amazing mountain views. I know it is still too soon after the rainy season. I had to make do with the photos that showed what it would look like on a clear day! But the sky overhead was fabulous as darkness fell and the stars lit it up. We ate dinner by candlelight sitting Nepali style on cushions at a low table. This time I went for the Dhal Baat as well, but with chicken (having ...

... kids took the hint and left him alone. I'm not sure what he would have done if they wanted it. Thankfully they each had something to occupy their time with which I find works best for kids and avoids wars. Ah, if only we could do this for the politicians...;)<br><br>Today as I sit at my usual restaurant where no one speaks English (though they say yes to everything I ask), and eat my Naan, roti and Paneer (cheese curd) in butter sauce, I celebrate my big thighs and J. Lo's butt. :D <br>

... use to describe that mountain. <br><br>After a minute.... the AWE of the situation finally registered in my emotions and I actually teared up. I think I cried for two reasons, the first is Ive never seen anything so beautiful in my entire life and the second is that I realized that there is such power when fulfilling a lifelong dream. I also thought about how very few people will ever get the chance to experience what I ...

... with Bashir, The Reader, Yes Man, Into thin air ( hab ich mir gestern Abend gleich angschaut - passt ja richtig, da gehts ja um das Drama am Everest 1996 ), Departures, The Wrestler, Wolverine, Bangkok Dangerous.<br><br>Aber noch mehr liebe ich ja diese Papiergeschäfte. Da könnt ich einkaufen.... tolle handgeschöpfte Sachen.<br><br>Vor´s zu schlimm wurde bin ich dann zum Bodhnath Stupa gefahrn. Einer der größten ...

... for the rest of the day<br>~Meeting another Baylor grad from Texas at ABC who was an (cool) ASL interpreter like my mom is<br> ~Waking early at ABC to a beautiful 360-degree view of Annapurna I, Annapurna South, Annapurna II and Machapuchare<br> ~Trekking through the clouds as we descended from ABC to MBC<br> ~Especially as I had missed the opportunity last pass, making the 20-minute extra hike from our guest house in Jenhu (8th ...