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eric + leandra travel around the globe

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Himalayas 2025: a day in Doha, Qatar

Himalayas 2025: a day in Doha, Qatar

Our original booking had us leaving Kathmandu at 2am, with a 4 hour layover in Doha before continuing on to the US. Not ideal, but workable. A few months later we received an email that our flight from Kathmandu was now leaving at 6pm, meaning we would have a 12 hour...

Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Thimphu

Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Thimphu

We spent two days in Thimphu, the capital city, and home to roughly 1/3 of the population. After a week in quite rural areas it felt a little strange to be in a more developed area again. As we approached the city we stopped to view Simtokha Dzongna across the valley....

Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Dochula Pass and Ser Bhum Brewery

Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Dochula Pass and Ser Bhum Brewery

From Punhaka we had a long winding drive west, gaining elevation. After about 45 minutes, we stopped for a roadside grilled corn that was rather starchy. Pretty soon we were in the clouds, so it became harder and harder to see much, though we had glimpses of massive...

Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Punakha

Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Punakha

The drive from Gangtey to Punakha was similar, scenery-wise, to the previous day and as it was only about 2 hours, we took a more leisurely pace, stopping for more waterfalls and macaque photos. We even saw a yellow-throated marten! As we got closer to Punakha the...

Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Bumthang to Gangtey

Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Bumthang to Gangtey

Day four featured a multiple hour drive with several stops along the way. From our overnight in Jakar, we started west, heading up in elevation until we eventually hit 3400m in the Yuto La Pass. The air was definitely thinner and chillier up here! There were some...

Richmond, June 2025

Richmond, June 2025

We spent another overnight in Richmond this month with family, and between painting and eating enormous amounts of charcuterie, we still had time to visit a few spots. As with our March trip, we stopped at Ugly Dumplings for soup dumplings. The pork soup dumplings...

Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Tang Valley and Ura Yakchoe Festival

Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Tang Valley and Ura Yakchoe Festival

We were hungry after arriving on our delayed flight, so after meeting our new driver, we headed directly to Sherab Dema Homestay for lunch, driving up increasingly narrow rural roads. On arrival we were seated in a open room with a wood stove and offered black tea...

Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Paro (first and last day)

Himalayas 2025: Bhutan – Paro (first and last day)

We started and ended our trip in Paro, home to the international airport and the famous Tiger's Nest monastery. May 7 + arrival The Paro airport is beautiful, first due to its valley location with surrounding hills, and second with the ornate arrival hall. Our bags...

Our Itinerary

2025 Trips

Tampa Bay, FL (Jan)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Feb)
Villa la Angostura, Argentina (Feb)
Bariloche, Argentina (Feb)
Iguazu Falls, Argentina + Brazil (Feb)
Miami, FL (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Mar)
Boston, MA (Apr)
Kathmandu, Nepal (May)
Bhutan (May)
Doha, Qatar (May)
Bristol, UK (Jun)
London, UK (Jul)
Long Island, NY (Jul)
Slovenia (Sep)
Treviso, Italy (Sep)
Bologna, Italy (Sep)
Turin, Italy (Oct)

2022 Trips

Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Washington DC (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Hilton Head, SC (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)
Florida (Sept)
Chicago (Sept)
Poland (Sept)
NC Mountains (Nov)
Euro Xmas Markets (Dec)

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Eric and Leandra in Orient Point, NY :)

Hello! This website chronicles the travel adventures of a computational biologist and a WordPress website developer (with past entries of our 😇 rescued mini schnauzers, Riesling and Pasha).

We’ve steadily increased our travel over the last several years and that is the focus of our blog currently, but you can read older ‘daily life‘ and ‘canine‘ posts by clicking on those links.

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Eric and Leandra in Orient Point, NY :)