Reasons to go North

Kathmandu has been the ‘hub’ of my trip to Bhutan and Nepal. I arrived and spent half a day here before Bhutan, then a day and a half...

… with elephants. The next best thing to seeing a tiger has to be to watch a family of wild Asian Elephants washing and...

Far too much time spent ‘doing’ to be able to keep up with the blog. A few days in Bhutan still to report and time in Kathmandu, but to...

Hiking in to the Phobjikha Valley from the Thowa Pass was like stepping through time. We saw close up the ancient forest so far only...

East West Highway – Punakha to Trongsa In England we may well have ‘four seasons in one day’, but this drive takes you through four...

A long drive over the Dochu La pass to east Bhutan and Punakha Valley. There is a huge change in the topography and geography. The area...