Off to Bhutan and India

Tomorrow we head off on our longest trip yet (and our first foray into Asia): Bhutan and India. Myths and Mountains has set up a great custom itinerary for us. Bhutan is a Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas which measures its wealth in Gross National Happiness. We will be touring Bhutan from west to east, including a multi-day hike to a remote village named Shelmakha which has only had around 20 Western visitors ever. We will be staying with a family in the village (in their farmhouse) for 3 nights, and while we are there, they will be celebrating an annual festival. We will be at some high elevations (one night we will be camping at 14,000+ feet). Bhutan is very isolated, and has the only capital city in the world which doesn’t have a single traffic light.

We fly in and out of New Delhi, India, on our trip. On the way back we will be staying in India for several days, going to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. We are treating ourselves on our last night to a stay at the Oberoi Amarvilas, a hotel in which all rooms have views of the Taj. It will be near the full moon while we are there, which should afford some great night views.

Not this Taj Mahal...

We are not sure how much access to internet we may have. Bhutan only got connected to internet and TV in 1999, so we’re not sure how many opportunities we may have to update the blog or send e-mail. But we will do our best!

We return home on the 26th. We'll be in touch!

Love,

Steph & Craig