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traveling from Janakpur to Chitwan in a crowded public bus
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finding a really nice hotel
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enjoying the sunset at the river after a hot day
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elephants waiting to transport tourists into the jungle
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beautiful nature
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mother and child, some of the last wild rhinos
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Ramkumar and me on an elephant in the jungle
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really old trees