Royal Asia

... it was too late.  early on i told him about africa and we were talking about the differences between the rhinos, elephants, etc in asia vs africa.  so this guy was on a big kick to show me some great stuff from the get go.  then, after the ...

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... there as well! I ate some dinner. We left around 830 pm. I stayed in Adam and Lisa's room and we took a bus to the Royal Chitwan Park early the next day. (Guy and Lisa were completely hungover, and me and Adam did a brief stint riding on the roof of the ...

... 160 kilometre!) trip to Chitwan snakes along a cliff-side road in the Trisuli river gorge. Even as seasoned road travellers in Asia, our eyes were closed while the suicidal bus driver raced to overtake lorries on blind U-bends. Little wonder Lonely Planet ...

... occupation'' my immediate thought was ''Fuck.  The police have finally caught up with me for causing carnage and disrespect throughout Asia''.  Two sternly dressed security guards stood either side of me and took a print of each of my thumbs and ...

... once in a while a little chicken but they leave the wild animals in peace. If this forest was located in other corners of Asia all of the wildlife would have been wiped out long ago. Thank goodness it is a different story here. While walking through the ...

... animals like the tiger because it is just too hot.  We made our way over the the elephant breeding center, the first in Asia and now one of only two on the continent. There was a little museum on breeding, health, feeding and care of the elephants. ...

... was a great time all while the sun was setting down upon us accross the river from of the greatest national parks in all of asia. what a great time! around 6 i head back to the stable to greet sundar kali with a bunch of koochie. i clean her off from her ...

... the villages of the unique and indigenous Tharu people of Western Nepal. Considered as one of the most picturesque National parks in Asia, it teems with rich and diverse flora and fauna. The park is home to more than 30 different mammals, including the ...

... they don't stop the boats in town as they used to but well outside so you have to take a ride. I was happy with the hotel Royal. $3 room. I'm not sure what they do if you don't take the room I would imagine try to charge you for the journey. I had ...

... ... SHE 'S ROYAL...SO ROYAL (Tarrus Riley) and with this title i would like to dedicate this blog to Hanneke, the most Royal travelbuddy ever, who accompanied my during 5weeks in this amazing trip... Special thanks for - learning me how to relax my face ...

Today is Cara's Birthday but before we start the celebrations we decided we better do something touristy! Off to the Royal Palace we go! As we walk towards the riverfront we are again accosted by many tuk tuk drivers."Tuk tuk Madame?" "Legs legs ...

... pick a price). We got to our hotel, ordered some food and went to bed. The first and second night we stayed at the Royal River Hotel. Looking over the Chao Praya River. In the pictures the river looked so peaceful and beautiful. When we got there we ...

We took an Easter day drive down the coast to the Royal National Park (2nd oldest park in the world, second to Yellowstone, in case you were interested) and picnic-ed on the shores of Garie Beach, much more treacherous than it sounds. The waves were ...

(Photos to follow) Today I went to see the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006 just outside the city. Free busues run from th train station.....but you need to pay to get to train station so the cheapest option is to catch the 11 or 13 bus going to the show. ...

... have. I told a taxi driver at the airport to take me to the Royal River Hotel which my mother recommended but ended up at the Royal Hotel. The taxi driver did not speak english very well and so I went in to see if they had vacancies and since they did ...

... see beggars for the first time in our trip. Between the posh houses with high security systems, glorious temples and very grand Royal buildings, the city hosts its share of poverty. The contrast is immense. Dirty walled block houses are crowded with poor ...