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Bhutan - part 2 Simply amazing intricate woodwork and painting And Karma took one for us too Going for a walk along what used to be the national highway connecting Thimphu and Paro. The nearby paved highway was only completed in 1962. As part of our tour package we requested budget...

Unfortunately while we were there it was during the pre-monsoon dry season where seemingly everyone is burning their fields in preparation for planting. The air quality in India, Nepal, and Bhutan was simply atrocious with visibility at times less than a half mile. So their beautiful mountains...

Bhutan - Part 1 View across the valley to Tiger’s Nest Monastery (Paro Taktsang) Bhutan is a country that was shrouded in mystery for us. A remote kingdom nestled in the Himalayas, it only opened to tourism in the 1970’s. Very aware of their position surrounded by India and China, two huge...

Thank you. We are definitely still having fun after five years on the road.

Sri Lanka - Part 2 Day Four - Sigiriya to Kandy, 136 km and 3.5hrs Along the way we stopped at the amazing Buddhist rock temple at Dambulla The largest cave temple complex in Sri Lanka dating back to the 5th century BC Kandy was a beautiful town, built alongside a forested lake. The main...

Sri Lanka - Part 1 Pilgrims dressed in white coming to visit an ancient Buddhist stupa (building to house an important religious relic) at Anuradhapura A small island nation off the southern coast of India, Sri Lanka held a mystique for us and we were eager to visit. It was cost prohibitive...

Based on what we have found out they were carved on the ground and assembled using mortise and tenon joints. Amazing that they have stood the test of time for hundreds of years

India - Part 3 We had heard some disparaging remarks about Ellora and Ajanta Caves, which are a few hours drive east of Mumbai, being “touristy” but we ignored that and went anyway. Sometimes places attract tourists because they are so amazing and this was the case with Ellora and Ajanta...

India - Part 2 We left Jaipur impressed by the architecture in the region but also overwhelmed by the throng of foreign tourists accompanying us everywhere. We had been consistently spoiled in the last few countries feeling like the only visitors in most regions. Continuing our learning about...

Haha yes! I guess the map gives away our next destination. Our challenge is always expedition portals limitation of 20 photos per post and us trying to find decent Wi-Fi. Stay tuned

Thanks! You should go back you'll like it. The people are very friendly and quite respectful. They now do a Visa on arrival at international airports for at least US citizens

Well said. The super narrow streets of Shimla were really scary for a midsize truck camper.

India - part 1 India was a country that we knew would be challenging as overlanders. We had heard the horror stories about the hectic, dangerous driving, incredible crowding, and grim poverty in the largest slums in Asia. We entered the country with a high level of trepidation. Even though all...

Yeah me too. Long time ago I was up climbing Aconcagua and saw lots of dirty snow & toilet paper. That plus the headaches and lethargy and starting a family changed my focus. We've heard that there are roads being built up the valleys. Unfortunately the timing for us does not allow us to do...

No you added great context. The pictures don't do justice to the absolute immense size of this mountain. As a former mountain climber (I climbed up to 7,000 meters) The most direct route from base camp evolves in a massive arc around the side of the mountain avoiding massive near-vertical...