Eight places, quietly arranged.
Across Nepal, India and Bhutan — eight destinations we know in such detail that we can hand you over to a local who already feels like a friend.
NepalPokhara
A quiet, mountain-rimmed lake town where the Annapurnas float just above the rooftops and time, very obligingly, slows down.
NepalLumbini
The birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama — a vast, hushed garden of monasteries from every Buddhist nation on earth.
IndiaAyodhya
The mythological birthplace of Lord Rama — an ancient pilgrim city on the Saryu river, currently writing its next chapter.
IndiaVaranasi
The oldest continuously inhabited city on earth — equal parts cremation pyres, silk shops, classical music and chai at four in the morning.
BhutanParo
Bhutan's storybook valley — wide barley fields, whitewashed farmhouses, and the unforgettable climb to Tiger's Nest.
BhutanThimphu
The world's most unusual capital — a city of dzongs, prayer wheels, weekend archery and a quietly radical idea called Gross National Happiness.
NepalChitwan
Nepal's first national park — a UNESCO-listed wilderness of one-horned rhinos, Bengal tigers, sloth bears and 500 species of birds.
NepalKathmandu
A medieval valley of temples, courtyards and stupas — chaotic, ancient, alive, and far easier to fall for than to leave.