Chele La pass, at ~13,000 ft above sea level, is the highest motorable pass in Bhutan. It is located at a distance of ~40 kms from Paro. The drive, through the Paro airport view point, and dense forests, takes ~90
Paro and Thimphu
Paro Paro town is all about 2 main parallel roads! It has a population of a little over 11,000. The buildings look by and large similar and I was told that is because of a building code that is enforced
Hot Stone Bath must be experienced once.
This traditional bath is must do for anyone visiting Bhutan. The stones, collected from river bank, are heated for 2-3 hours atleast and then added to a wooden bath tub. The wooden bath tub has 2 compartments, segregated by perforated
St. Petersburg, the cultural capital
I landed in St. Petersburg 2 hours earlier than the initial plan. It was very exciting to have finally set foot in Russia. The airport itself was nothing fancy but what struck me first on the drive to the city were
Why do Russians clap whenever flights land at the airports?
I took 2 domestic flights…from St Petersburg to Sochi and then Sochi to Moscow. On both the occasions, as soon as the flight landed, most of the Russians would clap. I did try to check with couple of co-passengers but