Royal Cliff

My first international escapade on my mean machine, my bike. 9 days of cliff hugging, panoramic trailblazing from the west to the east of the Royal Kingdom of Bhutan

... and buggy) as their taxis.  It was so entertaining seeing all the new sights, sounds, and smells.   While at the Royal Chitwan National park we saw a local cultural dance, went for a hike, canoe ride, and elephant ride through the jungle. ...

... , and there is only a barrier in certain places of the road, so if you go off the road, you end up down the cliff!! The scenery was beautiful though. Again the river alongside the mountains looked stunning, with jade green water! We stopped off along the ...

... to show up and piggy-back on everyone else's safari's for a nominal fee.  Now a little bit of background. Royal Chitwan National Park, established circa 1973.... just as electricity arrived in this fair country, is located in southern Nepal, ...

From Kathmandu, the 6 hour (but only 160 kilometre!) trip to Chitwan snakes along a cliff-side road in the Trisuli river gorge. Even as seasoned road travellers in Asia, our eyes were closed while the suicidal bus driver raced to overtake lorries on blind ...

... two walks in the Royal Natal park, the second a 6 hour trek along the gorge formed by the Tukela River below the falls. With the cliff face growing ever taller and blocking out more and more sun the closer we got, it made for a beautiful walk. Sitting and ...

... of a bedroom.  I have 2 televisions and everything else needed to happily serve a family of four. Today we are off to Royal Ashdown Forest, which lies basically south of London and about 100 miles from our present location.  Tomorrow we play our ...

... Peak which is tarred all the way to Simunye.  In Simunye we stopped at The Country Club for lunch and said hello to Thea & Cliff who run the Club.  We knew them from our stay last year.  Then after a lovely lunch as usual there we went ...

... never failed to impress.  Sun dappled thickets and pavilion outlooks were just as impressive as meandering pathways and cliff edges.   I took a reasonably steep descent down towards the river ferry stop, where the Goran-sa temple sits ...

... , because they were just starting a tour. But we hardly missed any of the introduction by Kat (shockingly originally from Germany...). A little Royal Albatross basics: they're really big; wingspan of about 3 meters! They only have 1 chick at a time (which ...

... been a gift to the king, as was custom in Germany, and kept as a good luck charm. Neuschwangau castle, located upon a higher cliff face opposite Hohenschwangau, is a sight to behold, its views over the lakes and villages of the region unrivaled. The ...

... were spectacular and after about 1 ½ hours we arrived at the far end of the peninsular.  Our quarry was the 'Royal Albatross', but unfortunately tours to the breeding colony were closed due to breeding and nesting for about 6 weeks.  We ...

... ; It really is an incredible sight to see guys strap themselves to what is essentially a glorified kite, run off the edge of a cliff kamikaze-style, and then slip their legs into what can only be described as some kind of sleeping bag.  Once they're ...

... called 7 Falls this morning, which is right outside of Colorado Springs. Seven Falls cascades 181 feet in seven distinct steps down a solid cliff of pikes peak granite. They have a elevator there to take you up to the falls, so they say. All it does is ...

... 9 divers and 1 DM. When I got back from the dive I rushed to get showered and changed to go and watch the Royal Wedding. I'd actually completely forgotten about it until some English guys told me it was being shown in the Irish bar accompanied by a range ...

... ;from the reception one gets with a question, it may have been her script that was more important.  Anyhoo…  The cliff dwellings were real interesting yet not quite with the “wow” factor as Canyon de Chelly for me.  ...

... ; But when we get back to the coastline it has all been worth it.  The coast line is spectacular – lots of cliff faces and crashing waves, you can tell this coastline gets a battering by the elements.  We eventually get to Little Marley ...

... and fried goods for breakfast. Check. Bags of sweets. Check. Wine. Check. Pies. Check. Adrenalin fuelled jumping-off-a-cliff and flying type excitement. Check. Dressing up in our finery. Check. Out for cocktails. Check. Fancy meal at ...

... of the most interesting were the peacocks. Apparently it is the males that possess the brilliant feathers. Actually, not to sound like Cliff Claven or anything...but it's a little known fact that generally the birds are supposed to be called peafowl with ...

... of these advertised trips and instead decided to grab hold of our adventure firmly with both hands and jump of the nearest cliff! In other words we wanted to do our own thing, get away from the confines associated with tourist organisations and get out ...