I am since a few days in Sauraha, a village on the fringe of the Royal Chitwan National Park. It is located in the tropical South of Nepal, called the Terai.

Last night I slept on a watchtower in the jungle. For dinner I had a fine Daal bhaat tarkari (lentil soup, rice, curried vegetables and pickles), the Nepali version of a Thali. The guide also offered me some delicious spiced and dried fish from the local river, and a big glass of Raksi (rice wine) which proved to be stronger than it appeared at first and made me go to bed early…

We got up early at dawn. I love the sound of the awakening jungle, with every single bird calling and twittering. It is the time when the forest seems to be alive the most. We then went for a short walk in the jungle and I was lucky to meet a big, male One Horned Indian Rhino at short distance (well I was taking refuge on a tree at that time )