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It’s become a bit of a tradition that on the last night of these trips I try and take a panoramic picture of the group, usually under lighting, compositional and alcohol level challenges which would try a saint!
I’m quite pleased with this year’s which was taken around a long, thin table with the Sony RX100.
Therefore, I proudly present the Light and Land 2015 Bhutan tour group. From left to right: Chorten (driver), Yishi (guide), Roger (Australian, but we won’t hold that against him), Annie, Charlotte (German, and the bus’s volunteer stewardess), John (AKA “Lord Blandford” 🙂 ), Liam (from Ireland), Yours Truly, Greg (another Aussie), Julia, Peter, Jeanette, Davina, Phil Malpas (co-leader) and Clive Minnitt (co-leader).
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We have an early start to our return journey, bidding farewell to Bhutan in the dark. The flight back to Kathmandu is eventless, except for a slight argument about which mountain is Everest! Between somewhat poorer viewing conditions, an unfamiliar Continue reading →
Thursday, November 26, 2015 in
Bhutan Travel Blog,
Travel
You’d think that with tens of thousands of pounds worth of equipment, umpteen years of experience and an undying dedication to their art, 12 other photographers could take a nice picture of me. However, this was the handicraft of a Continue reading →
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 in
Bhutan Travel Blog,
Photography,
Travel
Well I did it! This is Paro Taktsang, otherwise known as the Tiger’s Nest, a monastery founded in the 15th Century which sits on a cliff edge over 1000m above the floor of the Paro Valley. Apart from the obvious Continue reading →
Another fairly early start. I’m feeling a bit wobbly, as are some of the others, but we put this down to maybe a bit more beer than ideal last night, as a form of anaesthetic after the long drive. We Continue reading →
Monday, November 23, 2015 in
Bhutan Travel Blog,
Travel
Typical roadside shot. Note the vehicle coming the other way… I’m full of admiration for our driver, Chorten, who has managed long drives in very difficult conditions, safely, accurately and as smoothly as the roads and vehicle allow! Continue reading →
These friendly fellas were just sitting on the roadside yesterday, part of a larger troupe, but this is one of the best shots. Apologies for the somewhat obvious maleness of the one on the left, but given the number of Continue reading →
Some of you will know that I have an unerring knack to home in on bread, wherever it is and in whatever form. I couldn’t possibly miss this shot! Continue reading →
We have a 4.30 start for the long drive back to Punakha. I grumble a bit but this turns out to be a good call and our misty and cold but unaccompanied drive to Tsonga completes in an hour less Continue reading →
Well, Bhumtang may well be a land of breath-taking sweeping vistas and intriguing details, but my room overlooks the local timber yard, and it looks very cold out. I start the day with a bath. The hotel is a triumph Continue reading →
Via Nobding (with more phalluses) – I couldn’t make this up if I tried! Today was essentially a very long and somewhat boring drive, to the “alpine” bit of Bhutan. Although start and end are probably only 50km apart as Continue reading →
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