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Tour of Bhutan 2024 | Day 6 | Thimpu | 31.6 kms
Tour of Bhutan 2024 | Day 6 | Thimpu | 31.6 kms
I get up around 8:15 am as I sleep late night. I start to freshen up and have my morning coffee. I drop a message to my guide but there[...]
Tour of Bhutan 2024 | Day 5 | Paro – Thimpu | 59.1 kms
Tour of Bhutan 2024 | Day 5 | Paro – Thimpu | 59.1 kms
I get up around 7:30 a.m. It’s bright & sunny outside already. I freshen up and have my morning coffee before starting to pack up. We are to leave Paro[...]
Tour of Bhutan 2024 | Day 4 | Paro – Tiger’s Nest – Paro | 32.9 kms
Tour of Bhutan 2024 | Day 4 | Paro – Tiger’s Nest – Paro | 32.9 kms
I get up around 6:15 am and immediately start to get ready. We plan to start early as we are going for the tiger’s nest monastery hike. I am ready[...]
Tour of Bhutan 2024 | Day 3 | Haa – Paro | 96.5 kms
Tour of Bhutan 2024 | Day 3 | Haa – Paro | 96.5 kms
I get up around 8:15 am owing to sleeping late the previous night. I get packing quickly. Original plan was to step out by 9am. I get myself ready and[...]
Tour of Bhutan 2024 | Day 2 | Phuenshotling – Haa | 165 kms
Tour of Bhutan 2024 | Day 2 | Phuenshotling – Haa | 165 kms
I wake up around 6:30 a.m. and start to freshen up. I have packed everything in my saddlebag which I now remove one by one and start to mount it[...]
Tour of Bhutan 2024 | Day 1 | Getting to the Border
Tour of Bhutan 2024 | Day 1 | Getting to the Border
I do not get proper sleep as every now & then I wake up to check the time on the mobile. The alarm is set to ring for 2:30 am[...]
Tour of Vietnam 2023 | Day 23 | Ho Chi Minh – Hanoi – Mumbai – Pune
Tour of Vietnam 2023 | Day 23 | Ho Chi Minh – Hanoi – Mumbai – Pune
I wake up around 7:30 AM and start packing in the midst of a chaotic room filled with my belongings. Knowing my luggage would exceed the flight’s limit, I bought[...]
Tour of Vietnam 2023 | Day 22 | Ho Chi Minh – Ho Chi Minh | 30 kms
Tour of Vietnam 2023 | Day 22 | Ho Chi Minh – Ho Chi Minh | 30 kms
I wake up around 8 am after Nihal has left for work. I get ready, have butter-sauted sweet potatoes with coffee for breakfast, and leave home by 9:30 am. My[...]
Tour of Vietnam 2023 | Day 21 | Ca Mau – Cu Chi – Ho Chi Minh – | 388 kms
Tour of Vietnam 2023 | Day 21 | Ca Mau – Cu Chi – Ho Chi Minh – | 388 kms
I wake up around 5:30 am, take a bath, and get ready. My jacket and riding pants have dried after getting soaked in yesterday’s rain. I enjoy my usual coffee[...]
Tour of Vietnam 2023 | Day 20 | Ho Chi Minh – Ca Mau | 515 kms
Tour of Vietnam 2023 | Day 20 | Ho Chi Minh – Ca Mau | 515 kms
I wake up around 5 to 5:30 am, take a quick shower, and pack lightly with just a backpack and a change of clothes for my night in Ca Mau.[...]