Bangladesh is a lovely place, really it is (who am I trying to convince- you or myself?). That being said, I took the first opportunity I had to get the $#&% out of here. There was a string of national holidays that gave me a nice six day vacation, so my Canadian friends and I decided to head to Nepal.
We booked the flight and a three day safari two days before departure and set out to see "The World's Only Hindu Kingdom" for ourselves.
After soaring over the Himalayas and touching down at the airport, it became immediately clear that we were entering a country even less developed than the one we left. However, since it is a more tourist-oriented place, the infrastructure of hotels, restaurants, and activities is nearly that of the US or anywhere else. After a rainy night in Kathmandu, we woke up early for the six hour bus ride to Chitwan National Park.
I'm not sure, but could have had a postcard slapped against my face for the entirety of the drive. All I saw were beautiful mountain views and cute children and old ladies selling tomatoes. I'm sure you've seen the pictures- it's just so hard to capture how....unspoiled it is.
Our safari days were incredible. On our jeep safari, we came upon a sleeping sloth bear and evidently scared the crap out of her because she charged the jeep, decided that was a dumb idea, got mad, and charged it again before slinking into the jungle. I swear I could hear her muttering under her breath. We saw a wild rhino grazing. And some elephants, wild boars, deer, crocodiles....basically it was the Jungle Book and I was playing the part of Mowgli.
It was so nice to breathe fresh air, feel the sun, and walk outdoors without millions of horns honking. Check out the pictures on facebook if you haven't had the chance. It's not hard to make this place look beautiful.
We booked the flight and a three day safari two days before departure and set out to see "The World's Only Hindu Kingdom" for ourselves.
After soaring over the Himalayas and touching down at the airport, it became immediately clear that we were entering a country even less developed than the one we left. However, since it is a more tourist-oriented place, the infrastructure of hotels, restaurants, and activities is nearly that of the US or anywhere else. After a rainy night in Kathmandu, we woke up early for the six hour bus ride to Chitwan National Park.
I'm not sure, but could have had a postcard slapped against my face for the entirety of the drive. All I saw were beautiful mountain views and cute children and old ladies selling tomatoes. I'm sure you've seen the pictures- it's just so hard to capture how....unspoiled it is.
Our safari days were incredible. On our jeep safari, we came upon a sleeping sloth bear and evidently scared the crap out of her because she charged the jeep, decided that was a dumb idea, got mad, and charged it again before slinking into the jungle. I swear I could hear her muttering under her breath. We saw a wild rhino grazing. And some elephants, wild boars, deer, crocodiles....basically it was the Jungle Book and I was playing the part of Mowgli.
It was so nice to breathe fresh air, feel the sun, and walk outdoors without millions of horns honking. Check out the pictures on facebook if you haven't had the chance. It's not hard to make this place look beautiful.
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