For Travel Advice Bhutan, please do not solely rely on this summary. I did make an effort to research everything thoroughly. Still, there is no guarantee that the article is free from mistakes. Besides, the situation changes all the time. This post was last updated on 5 April 2023. I do hope it will get you started and hopefully you’ll enjoy the read. The advice covers mostly the standard route from Paro to Trongsa. The situation in the rest of the country differs. The best news first: Bhutan is quite possibly the most beautiful country you will ever visit. It is also extremely safe. Its hospitality industry, which is exclusively focused on low-impact, high-value tourism, is well-established, highly regulated/supervised, and professional. Welcome to the land of the Thunder Dragon We left very much with the impression that everyone, the government as well as all citizens, have a strong interest in […]
My favourite holiday destination in my home country – Group post with our travel blogger buddies – PART II
This is the second and final part of our group collaboration. Enjoy. My favourite holiday destination in my home country: Bath, England, UK – by Janina from Stromfield Adventures To find it on Google Maps, click here. Living a stone’s throw away from Gatwick has distinct advantages but recently we have been making an effort to ignore that in a bid to explore more of our local surroundings – and we’ve been delighted with what we have found. We had always heard good things about Bath but until the summer 2019 I had never managed to make it and to see how much it has to offer. Although the Roman baths are, quite rightly, a main attraction it is full of other interesting sights to see and countryside to explore. All photos in this section (c) Visit Bath A B&B stay, all-inclusive (altar, etc.) We landed on our feet by […]
My favourite holiday destination in my home country – Group post with our travel blogger buddies – PART I
Regarding international travel, there is not a whole lot on the horizon at the very moment. Ms B & I as well as our travel blogger friends encourage everyone to act responsibly. Depending on your situation, this can potentially involve international travel, but it will almost certainly mean a lot less international travel than usual for most of us. We all hope that travel will become safer again in the foreseeable future. Planning an overseas trip Over the years, whenever we are planning our next trip overseas, we try to make use of most readily available resources to some extent. We usually get ourselves a travel guide book in hardcopy or for our phones, check other bloggers’ posts, read online news articles and forum chats, tweet some questions, do some general internet research, check the tourism board announcements, consult government travel guidance, ask friends who have been travelling to the […]
Trip to Europe’s highest mountain, Mount Elbrus – by our friend Nils
During the soccer world championships 2018 a good friend of mine and I went on a weird, wondrous, and wonderful trip full of adventure and tragedy from our base in Kalmykia’s capital Elista, where my family and I were staying on holiday with relatives (my wife is Kalmykian; more about Kalmykia here) Russian Rides My mate had been able to get his hands on a real retro racer from the 80s, a Lada Samara, which made 50km/h feel like 180km/h (a good thing in my book). Even in absence of any aircon, you never got too hot, because wobbling over mountain passes with the abyss right next to you makes your blood chill. Also, the tropical 35C degrees of the valleys went down close to freezing point near the peaks, which came in handy. Those old Soviet boneshakers are indestructible, more robust than any modern 4×4 off-roader. Ours took three […]
One week in Bhutan with Bhutan Norter
In early March, Ms B was invited by the brilliant people of Bhutan Norter to spend one week in Bhutan. Well, six days and six nights, to be precise. I joined her on a special rate. What better way to reach a destination than by flying on an airplane past Mount Everest. This post is intended to give you a good feel for what our trip to Bhutan was like. And what yours could be like. We do not try to replicate guide books that have often been written by experts following months of research. Neither does this post include descriptions (or even only mentions) of every temple and sight we visited. We also opted for a lean schedule giving us plenty of time to soak up the atmosphere. To relax, take photos, and enjoy our meals. I had broken my arm in three places while skiing in Austria two […]