“Welcome to Chitwan. We’ll be leaving on the elephants for a jungle safari once the aircraft has departed, so please wait in the shade.” I greet the guests emerging from the Royal Nepal Airlines aircraft dazed by the bright April…
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New Year in a New Zealand summer
Taking a break from tigers and rhinos, Lisa Choegyal is fascinated by the freedom of dolphins and whales Keep your eyes down once you are in the sea, remember the dolphins are in the water not in the air.” We…
The making of ‘Kathmandu Valley Style’
The book may not have convinced everyone to preserve the Valley’s traditional architecture “Actually, we are only photographing the house, if that’s all right.” The chatelaine at the foot of the sweeping staircase beneath a massive chandelier had obviously gone…
Gap yah gals in the jungle
Such was the allure of adventure in Chitwan, parents actually paid for their offspring to work at Tiger Tops Somewhere along the way at Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge, it was decided that we needed a gentle female hand to look…
Remembering Boxing Day 2004
After four days on a trek, news of the tsunami sounded like the end of the world The Twin Otter banked steeply as we came in to land amidst the green hills of Pokhara Valley. As usual in small planes…