From Neverending Peace and Love by Steve & Lea

Today’s travel photo of the day comes from Nepal, a beautiful land with magical Himalayan hikes, a rich cultural life, and plenty to do whether you’re visiting the countryside or the colorful cities. Realtravelers Steve & Lea passed through during a trip through Asia and ended up extending their stay because they liked it so much.

Here is an excerpt from their blog:

“From the barren mountains Tibet, we took a bumpy 12 hour 4WD trip down to Nepal. Our altitude dropped 2.5km in one afternoon. At the bottom, we were surprised to see the tropical jungle, butterflies and waterfalls of Nepal.

Our First stop was Dhulikhel, an uneventful little town in the North. Still on our tour, we stayed at a fancy hill-top hotel with an amazing view out over the Kathmandu valley. Over three nights, we stuffed ourselves on Indian food and relaxed on our private balcony.”

Later, they moved on to Kathmandu and then the Royal Chitwan National Park:

“We did a few guided tours into the Chitwan National Park. We went on a few walking tours, poking around in the grasslands and jungle to find tigers and rhinos. We also went canoeing down the river and went on an elephant safari. We saw plenty of rhinos, deer, monkeys and wild pigs. Fortunately, we didn’t see any tigers.

We enjoyed Chitwan so much, we stayed on for two weeks and volunteered in a local orphanage. We spent two weeks teaching the kiddies english, organising games/excursions and helping them with their homework. If you want some more info about the place, check out http://www.cwpcenter.org /”
(more…)

To learn about Nepal for yourself, visit:

Nepal Travel Guide
Things to Do in Nepal
Kathmandu Travel Guide
Royal Chitwan National Park