https://clip.place/videos/watch/bbad9916-6840-4eb1-bd95-9c689314cb27 My lifelong passion for cycling and interest in Himalayan kingdoms (Shangri La?) culminated in this fantastic trip to Bhutan. My wife, Ania, persuaded me to combine passion and interest, so I managed to tag onto an Australian group of cyclists and went for the top of my bucket list. Bangkok, being on the way there, and Guwahati in India, being on the way back, were inevitably subjected to my insatiable curiosity. 0:00:00 Bangkok (skytrain and river bus) 0:11:25 Bangkok (Grand Royal Palace) 0:15:40 Bangkok alleyways 0:20:14 Bangkok (Meditation Centre, temples, Dusit Palace and barges) 0:29:41 Bhutan: Paro Airport in the west of the country, town, dzong and archery 0:42:00 Bhutan: Tiger's Lair, 2nd oldest Buddhist monastery 0:45:08 Bhutan: Capital city Thimpu 0:52:37 Bhutan: On the way to the Dochu La pass 0:56:25 Bhutan: Breaks give up on the way to Punakha, also lots and lots of of chilis 1:00:44 Bhutan: Yaks on the way to Pele La pass 1:03:39 Bhutan: 50km down to Trongsa, the original seat of the royal Wangchuk dynasty in the middle of the country 1:06:07 Bhutan: Trongsa guesthouse and dzong, the biggest fortress/monastery in the country 1:13:15 Bhutan: On the way to Jakar, Fall festival, oldest temple in the country 1:28:31 Bhutan: The longest ride - on the way to Mongar 1:35:36 Bhutan: On the way to Trashigang, the most eastern town in the country 1:50:19 Bhutan: Trashigang Dzong and dancing monks 1:54:02 Bhutan: On the way to Khaling, University of Bhutan at Kunlung 1:56:52 Bhutan: Weaving school at Khaling, hot stone bath 2:05:03 Bhutan: On the way to border, rockfalls and Indiian labourers 2:00:30 India: On the way to Guwahati, the capital of Assam State. Bikes left behind in Bhutan 2:16:25 India: Guwahati hotel and surroundings 2:17:04 India: Guwahati Navagraha Temple, monkeys everywhere 2:21:02 India: Guwahati Kamakhaya Temple and Shillong Road 2:31:55 India: The Brahmaputra at sunset Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:22:34 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://clip.place https://clip.place/lazy-static/avatars/e63ed084-e5be-423e-a66e-dae98f14f4b6.png https://clip.place/videos/watch/bbad9916-6840-4eb1-bd95-9c689314cb27 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://clip.place/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.