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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...

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...

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...

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...

Himalayas 2025: where we stayed in Bhutan

Himalayas 2025: where we stayed in Bhutan

As we wrote in the intro post, the Bhutan portion of our trip was organized and booked by Raven Tours Bhutan. The accommodations were generally good — we had checked reviews beforehand and our...

Himalayas 2025: Kathmandu cooking class

Himalayas 2025: Kathmandu cooking class

I choose the 2 Sisters Cooking School because they were a five minute walk from the hotel and they had tons of five star reviews. I did not regret my decision! I was collected on foot at the back...

Himalayas 2025: Kathmandu food & drink

Himalayas 2025: Kathmandu food & drink

On our first night we wanted to try momo dumplings, so we chose Thamel Momo Hut. We started with an order of ten chicken momos. This was our first time trying the Nepali red sauce, and it was spicy!...

Himalayas 2025: Kathmandu, where we stayed

Himalayas 2025: Kathmandu, where we stayed

While the majority of our time was spent in Bhutan, we bracketed our trip with two nights in Kathmandu before Bhutan, and one night after. For the first two nights we wanted to stay in Thamel, a...

Himalayas 2025: flights

Himalayas 2025: flights

On this adventure we took 8 flights during the first two weeks in May, visiting two new countries (Bhutan and Nepal) and re-visiting Doha. We also had time with Chicago family, plus our favorite...

Himalayas 2025: intro & insights

Himalayas 2025: intro & insights

About 10 years ago I saw a trip report about Bhutan and I've been fascinated ever since. With remote monasteries, mountain vistas, and lots of wildlife, it ticked a lot of photogenic boxes. Visiting...

Iguazu Falls: Port Iguazú

Iguazu Falls: Port Iguazú

Given our flight schedules we didn't have that much time in Port Iguazú, but there isn't that much to see or do besides the falls. On our arrival evening we trekked over to Supermercado Capicua for...

Iguazu Falls: Iguaçu National Park, Brazil

Iguazu Falls: Iguaçu National Park, Brazil

On this day we started with Patricia (our driver from the previous day) picking us at 10am. Getting across the border was very straightforward on the Argentina side and a bit more tedious on the...

Iguazu Falls: Iguazú National Park, Argentina

Iguazu Falls: Iguazú National Park, Argentina

Instead of taking the the bus we decided to hire a driver, so we were picked at 7:30am in front of our apartment by Patricia and reached the falls just before 8am. I had bought tickets online...

Iguazu Falls: TaxiTour Iguazú

Iguazu Falls: TaxiTour Iguazú

We wound up using TaxiTour Iguazú (Facebook link) for all of our trips in and around the Iguazú falls area during our two-night stay and they were fantastic! On time and friendly, we would...

Villa la Angostura: Route 64 + Lago Traful

Villa la Angostura: Route 64 + Lago Traful

Our plan was to work our way to Bariloche via the Circuito Grande (Rt 65 / 237), a 60k route that was mostly dirt/gravel with a few unexpected paved areas. Before setting off we wanted to fill our...

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)