Monthly Archives: July 2018

Beautiful Green Bangladesh

After Nepal we have had a whistlestop tour of Bangladesh, but not until after a nine hour delay at Kathmandu airport.  That delay allowed us to catch up on a few things and watch some of the Wimbledon Tennis and World Cup Final.  The end of the trip ended with an epic 24 hour journey […]

Our Time in Nepal

After the wonderful time in Bhutan, we came back to Kathmandu by plane.  This proved to be an excellent flight as we had great views of Kangchenjunga and Mount Everest.  Although we were in a propellor plane we were well above the clouds in the sunshine and so had great views. We arrived back in […]

Land of the Thunder Dragon – Part Two

(Continued from Part One) Whilst in the Gangte Valley , we also walked through the terraced paddy fields that had just been planted. This was fascinating as we learned all about how rice is grown, but also saw the beautiful fields themselves. Another part of the culture that we got to learn about where all […]

Land of the Thunder Dragon – Part One

It’s been a while since we blogged, but Bhutan was quite a remote place with few connections with the internet; but what an amazing time we had there.  In simple words the scenery is spectacular, the people are courteous, well-educated and welcoming, and it is an oasis of calm, particularly after India.  We did spend […]