Hello from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Boudhanath, outside Kathmandu (photo above and sunset below). The dome of the stupa is 120 feet in diameter, and 43 meter in height. (why the brochure uses both feet and meters is almost as confusing as Nepal's large number of bandh (strikes) and political parties.)

In our first month in Nepal, we have trekked to Poon Hill (photo below), walked among tiger tracks, seen rhinos from a jeep safari in Chitwan National Park, and explored small towns like Bandipur. We have learned some Nepali words and made many friends.

I cannot wait to share about our eight day trek to Gorepani and our day SLIDING down the ICY steps of the Deurali Pass as well as the day the Rajnas' saw RHINOS! Nepal has something for everyone--Mountains, Jungle, Trekking, Ancient Squares, UNESCO Sites, and more!!

Thank you to everyone who has shared our journey literally on the road with us or by reading and commenting on our newsletter and website!

Lisa and George (Click here to sign up for this newsletter. )

Recent posts to enjoy: Lisa's articles: Regrets and the Sun Temple , Konark India published by Cox and Kings, review of The Four Star Diet (from Huffington Post!), and a video of Scott Market in Yangon!

Please enjoy the many incredible articles from the nearly seventy writers in our first travel writing contest. CLICK here to read them. Writers from USA to UZBEKISTAN and from the UK to UGANDA wrote about ALASKA to LIVERPOOL and MOMBASSA to VIENNA!

Thank you to everyone who shared or participated in our first writing contest. Look for our next contest on Independence to begin in May and end of July 4th!