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Backpacking in Nepal 1991

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Published: 30 Jun 2022 › Updated: 30 Jun 2022Backpacking in Nepal 1991

Backpacking in Nepal 1991

Kathmandu Square
Kathmandu Square

It was not the best time of year to be in Nepal, late July being there monsoon season but we had heard so many good things about the country and basically it was on my way from Australia to Europe. So bad weather or not I thought I was worth a visit. Some times being at a place off season means you can see it without big numbers of other tourists around.

Walking to the monkey temple, the white structure in front of the mountains.

Walking to the monkey temple, the white structure in front of the mountains.

Up we go.

Up we go.

Looking back to Kathmandu

Looking back to Kathmandu

There is surposed to be some big mountains behind all the clouds

There is surposed to be some big mountains behind all the clouds 

Back in Kathmandu Square

Back in Kathmandu Square

From Kathmandu we travelled East to try and do a little hiking.

Our Dhuliken accommodation, old, small, hot, humid, raining and cloudy basically the bad weather our spoiled our short day hike any possible views but still a great experience.

Our Dhuliken accommodation, old, small, hot, humid, raining and cloudy basically the bad weather our spoiled our short day hike any possible views but still a great experience.

I am only just 6 feet tall, had to stoop to get through he doors and my head almost touched the ceiling.

My favourite personalised T shirt, saying "World hard seat tour 1991"

After the hiking attempt we tried a National park safari.

Bharatpur

Bharatpur

Crossing the river to Chitwan National Park.

Crossing the river to Chitwan National Park.

A one horn rhino and baby

A one horn rhino and baby

I felt so lucky to get this photo and get so close. My camera was just a cheap 35mm no zoom. It all happened pretty quickly. Our tour guides seemed to have some sort of a plan even though they said they couldn't always find rhinos. After tramping around the long grass for a while our elephant started going backwards. At first I wasn't sure why or even if our driver was in control but some how we had gotten too close to this Mother Rhino and it's baby in the long grass. I had never thought about it but they said Elephants are afraid of rhinos, especially a mother, if it feels to need to protect its young one. Luckily our elephant backed away we all got a few photos and the rhinos were on there way.

I used to always visit a local post office in every new country I visited and bought the most interesting stamps I could find, even if costs a little more. I would attach them to post cards and letters send them home to my parents. I still have some of the better ones.

I used to always visit a local post office in every new country I visited and bought the most interesting stamps I could find, even if costs a little more. I would attach them to post cards and letters send them home to my parents. I still have some of the better ones.

Pokara was the last town we visited in Nepal before catching a bus into India.

Pokara was the last town we visited in Nepal before catching a bus into India.

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