left our jobs, went to Asia

View at the Himalaya from above

Noses into the glass.

Our last glimpse at Nepal's most famous - Himalaya - through the window of Thai airways aircraft.  READ MORE »

Hindu lady in waiting, Kathmandu, Nepal

We are leaving a place were people are fused by scores of beliefs and traditions from the past, yet confused by the unclear future.  READ MORE »

Evening in Durbar square, Kathmandu, Nepal

Durbar square, the heart of Kathmandu city, is colorful, vibrant and full of energy. If cars and motorcycles were forbidden, it'd be pleasant too.  READ MORE »

Bus station in Sauraha, Nepal

Bus stations in Nepal (also Laos, Myanmar and some other Asian countries) are mostly outside of the town center.  READ MORE »

Complete encyclopedia of wildlife and animals in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Based on personal accounts and research by M and J during 2007 July 29th.

Coming to Chitwan area to study the mighty Rhinoceros, we were not able to find any during the never stopping rain showers. After the initial disappointment and even despair, were realized that there are still many exotic and exciting animal species roaming freely in the jungle of Chitwan and its surroundings. We present them here, classified retrospectively by order of discovery.

At first we met the Tout beast. They are aggressive creatures, mostly attacking on sight, their usual prey are unsuspecting tourist animals with belongings. Tout beasts have a well developed sense of vision. They hunt in a radius of 5-10 km from their hideouts. Touts are community-based and strongly dependable on it.

Tout beasts attacking the tourist animals' bus

Later followed our inevitable meeting with a Tourist animal.  READ MORE »