Wikitravel - Changes related to "The Great Himalaya Trail" [en]

List of itineraries

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‎India: To be added Heritage Walks vide References

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 * [[Two days in Mumbai]]
 * [[ The Golden Triangle (India)]]
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 ===By plane===
-You can fly to [[Lhasa]] and also [[Nyingchi]] but flying in from a much lower altitude city puts you at '''high risk of [[altitude sickness]]''' because of the quick transition.  If you are in [[Sichuan]] or nearby (and aren't satisfied visiting the many ethnically Tibetan areas to the east of the Tibetan Autonomous Region) flying from [[Chengdu]] is the easiest option.
+You can fly to [[Lhasa]] and also [[Nyingchi]] but flying in from a much lower altitude city puts you at '''high risk of [[altitude sickness]]''' because of the quick transition.  If you are in [[Sichuan]] or nearby (and aren't satisfied visiting the many ethnically Tibetan areas to the east of the Tibetan Autonomous Region) flying from [[Chengdu]] or [[Chongqing]] is the easiest option.
-A flight from Chengdu to Lhasa plus all the necessary paperwork will cost around 2000 yuan, and can be arranged through most large hostels or travel agents.
+A flight from Chengdu or Chongqing to Lhasa plus all the necessary paperwork will cost around 2000 yuan, and can be arranged through most large hostels or travel agents.
 An alternate route is to follow the [[Yunnan tourist trail]] to [[Zhongdian]] and fly from there to Lhasa. If you spend a few days each in [[Kunming]] (2000 m), [[Dali]] (1800 m), [[Lijiang]] and Zhongdian (3200 m) to acclimatise, you should be able to fly to Lhasa (3650 m) with little risk,

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 (high trail) '''Jhong (3540 m) to Kagbeni''': 6 km, 1.45 hrs
-(low trail) '''Muktinath to Jharkot''': 1 km, 1 hrs (note: 1 hour is possibly longer than you would expect to take; the road is well worn and mainly on a firly gental down hill)
+(low trail) '''Muktinath to Jharkot''': 1 km, 1 hrs (note: 1 hour is possibly longer than you would expect to take; the road is well worn and mainly on a fairly gentle downhill)
 (low trail) '''Jharkot (3550 m) to Khinga''': 3 km, 0.45 hrs

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 Culturally, Bhutan is predominantly Buddhist with [[Dzongkha phrasebook|Dzongkha]] as a national language (although there are regional variations - such as [[Sharchopkha phrasebook|Sharchopkha]], the predominant language in [[Eastern Bhutan]]), and a common dress code and architectural style. Bhutanese people primarily consist of the Ngalops and Sharchops, called the Western Bhutanese and Eastern Bhutanese, and Lhotshamphas (Southern Bhutanese), a people of Nepalese Gurkha Origin, respectively. The Ngalops primarily consist of Bhutanese living in the western part of the country. Their culture is closely related to that of their neighbor to the north, Tibet.
-The kingdom became a parliamentary democracy in March 2008 at the initiation of the Fourth King.
+The kingdom became a parliamentary democracy in March 2008 at the initiation of the Fourth King. Despite that, many steps still need to be done towards a real democracy, as up to today Bhutanese people and foreigners are not allowed to marry, and even international marriages are not recognized from the Bhutanese government, resulting impossible for a Bhutanese to marry a foreigner and to live there with the family as any rights are given.
 ===Gross National Happiness===