I’m back from the Himalayas, and I have thousands of pictures and lots to talk about. I’m going to try to write in my blog as I type up my personal journal and label my photos. Hopefully, this will result in a more timely blog, but who knows.
As background for my trip–
I left February 15 and returned April 6. I spent approximately 1 week in India (a few days at the beginning and a few more at the end of the trip), 3 weeks in Bhutan, and 3 weeks in Nepal. Of the seven weeks, I spend 3 of them trekking–1 in Bhutan and 2 in Nepal. I also visited an animal park in Nepal and a spa in India. In Bhutan, I spent a lot of time birding.
I worked through a travel agent in California referred to me by Nina Fogelman of Ancient Summit. Born in Delhi, Tara Guptawas great! She arranged all sorts of special things for me. I especially enjoyed meeting her cousin Veena who took me shopping and to dinner. We had a great time! On my last evening in Delhi, I was supposed to go to Tara’s mother’s home for dinner between my return to Delhi on a domestic flight and my departure home. But, unfortunately, my domestic flight was late, so there just wasn’t enough time to do this. Very disappointing!
If you plan on visiting this part of the world, be sure to contact Tara at taragupta01@gmail.com
For the touring in Bhutan and Nepal, Tara worked with Kerina Rowley of Journeys in Ann Arbor, MI. In Bhutan, Journeys used Lhomen tours and in Nepal, their own Journeys subsidiary. I was very pleased with my guide, driver and arrangements in Bhutan, and not so pleased with my trekking guide in Nepal.
And now, on to Delhi–