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Last but not least: The Tiger’s Nest

15th January 2017 15th May 2017 Chris & Esther

Waking up early the next day, we kept a real highlight for our last day in Bhutan. The hike

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Bhutan Superstar!

14th January 2017 15th May 2017 Chris & Esther

Today we said good bye to Thimpu. We won’t be missing the dog barks or the industrial side of

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ཐིམ་ཕུ (Thimphu)

13th January 2017 15th May 2017 Chris & Esther

What a night in Thimphu! This will stay in our memories not because of the heavy partying we did

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Eating in Bhutan

13th January 2017 15th May 2017 Chris & Esther

Now a special chapter about our culinary journey in Bhutan. Chris complained, that he never takes pictures of food

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Lovely Punakha

11th January 2017 21st December 2017 Chris & Esther

Punakha turned out to be a delightful valley with lots of charming little settlements and two meandering rivers that

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Sacred Punakha

11th January 2017 21st December 2017 Chris & Esther

Punakha turned out to be a delightful valley with lots of charming little settlements and two meandering rivers that

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Getting over the pass

11th January 2017 15th May 2017 Chris & Esther

Our last pass for this trip was Duchula pass at 3116 meters altitude. Surprise, surprise the entire road was

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The Phobjikha Valley

11th January 2017 17th May 2017 Chris & Esther

Waking up again to frozen windows (and we mean frozen inside!) and our breaths steaming white in the cold

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The Trongsa Dzong

10th January 2017 12th December 2017 Chris & Esther

The next day we were off early as we had the chance of seeing another Tsechu, an annual festival

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Trongsa Tsechu photo frenzy

10th January 2017 24th April 2017 Chris & Esther

After Chris’ photo bonanza we’ve counted around 200 pictures (remember the old times, when on the photo roll 32

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Homestay in Phobjikha Valley

10th January 2017 21st December 2017 Chris & Esther

We thought it would be a nice idea to break up our guest house and hotel nights by staying

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Driving through Bhutan

10th January 2017 26th April 2017 Chris & Esther

On we went for a delicious late lunch (there will be a blog post on Bhutanese food, promised!) just

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Asian Switzerland in Bumthang

9th January 2017 7th January 2018 Chris & Esther

Our accommodation tonight is the Swiss Guest House. Yes it does indeed feel a bit Swiss, with cow bells

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Crossing Trumshingla pass

5th January 2017 24th April 2017 Chris & Esther

Off we went the next morning from Sengor to Bumthang. The mountain panorama along this stretch of road was

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From Dog to Nirwana

5th January 2017 5th May 2017 Chris & Esther

Well, what we thought would be a good nights sleep turned out to be a whole night awake listening

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First invitation to a Bhutanese home

4th January 2017 21st December 2017 Chris & Esther

Without too much regret we left Mongar at lunchtime to drive to Sengor, a village half way to our

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Bhutan under reconstruction

4th January 2017 26th April 2017 Chris & Esther

The next day we had to leave very early to drive from Trashigang to Mongar further in the West.

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Trashi Yangtse

3rd January 2017 25th April 2017 Chris & Esther

Today we are heading to the North East most corner of Bhutan, to Trashi Yangtse. First we have to

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Going for a stroll in Rangjun

3rd January 2017 24th April 2017 Chris & Esther

Still full of the festival impressions we headed back to Rangjun where we stopped to wander around this little

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Picturesque Ranjun

3rd January 2017 21st December 2017 Chris & Esther

Still full of the festival impressions we headed back to Rangjun where we stopped to wander around this little

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On the way to Trashigang

2nd January 2017 24th April 2017 Chris & Esther

Finally we seem to have found some internet where we can post an update. On our first day in

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Tsechu in the remote village of Shongpu

2nd January 2017 21st December 2017 Chris & Esther

Today was a very special treat for us. One of the things Bhutan is most famous for are their

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Local Tsechu in Shongpu

2nd January 2017 24th April 2017 Chris & Esther

Local temple celebrating a tsechu Today was a very special treat for us. One of the things Bhutan is

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From Samdrup Jongkar to Trashigang

1st January 2017 21st December 2017 Chris & Esther

On our first day in Bhutan we made it from the border town of Samdrup Jongkar to Trashigang. What

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From India to Bhutan

30th December 2016 21st December 2017 Chris & Esther

The last stop on our Indian lag of the journey is Agra. In addition to the amazing Taj Mahal

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First stop India

29th December 2016 21st December 2017 Chris & Esther

Since you can’t get to Bhutan directly, we decided to make a short stop in Delhi and Agra. Two

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Leaving for Bhutan

26th December 2016 24th April 2017 Chris & Esther

Bye bye tristesse. Finally we are on our way to India, from where we will continue our trip to

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