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The Land of the Thunder Dragon (BHUTAN) тАУ Day 15 and 16

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The FIAT Linea 1.3 MJD proved what a fantastic car it was by giving us once in a life time experience of long distance drive from Coimbatore to Bhutan & back and brought us back safe. The car was extremely good and proved that it really was a long-distance runner. Brand new car, no breakdown, no puncture, no fatigue only pure pleasure of driving it long distance and excellent build.Its suspension was so good that there was no body pain to any one of us through out the journey and my 2 small kids went to school the next day morning & I was back in Office to work. That speaks it all.

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Bamboo Rafting in Tiger Country.

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…Then the trek started in dead earnest, and soon we were walking through some shoulder height elephant grass. The guides showed us some exotic butterflies flitting about in the grass. At one place they pointed out to some Niligiri langurs peering down at us from the high trees. That really made us feel that now we were being stalked and hunted rather than the other way around…

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рд░рд╛рдЬрд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛: рднрд╛рдЧ рез

рд░рд╛рдЬрд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛: рднрд╛рдЧ рез

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рдкреБрд╖реНрдХрд░ рдПрдХ рдЫреЛрдЯрд╛ рд╕рд╛ рдХрд╕реНрдмрд╛ рд╣реИ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдВ рд░рд╛рдЬрд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдореЗрдВ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдХреА рд╡рдЬрд╣ рд╕реЗ рдзреВрд▓ рдЬрд╝реНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рд╣реИ, рд╣рд░рд┐рдпрд╛рд▓реА рди рдХреЗ рдмрд░рд╛рдмрд░ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдЖрдмрд╛рджреА рднреА рдЬрд╝реНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реИ| рдЬрдЧрд╣ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдХрд┐рд╡рджрдВрддреА рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдорд╛ рдиреЗ рд░рд╛рдзрд╛ рдХреГрд╖реНрдг рдХреА рдЭрд▓рдХ рдкрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреА рд╕рд╛рда рд╣рдЬрд╛рд░ рд╕рд╛рд▓ рд▓рдВрдмреА рддрдкрд╕реНрдпрд╛ рдХреА рдереА рдФрд░ рдпреЗ рдЬрдЧрд╣ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдЭреАрд▓ рдпрд╛ рддрд╛рд▓рд╛рдм рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЬрд╛рдиреА рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИ| рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рджреЗрдЦрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдХрдИ рд╕рд╛рд░реЗ рдордВрджрд┐рд░ рднреА рд╣реИрдВ рдЬрд┐рдирдореЗрдВ рдХрд┐ рдореЗрд░реА рдХреБрдЫ рдЦрд╛рд╕ рджрд┐рд▓рдЪрд╕реНрдкреА рдирд╣реАрдВ рдереА| рдкреБрд╖реНрдХрд░ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рддрдХ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рдереЛрдбрд╝реА рдореБрд╢реНрдХрд┐рд▓ рд╣реБрдпреА, рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рд╣рдордХреЛ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдиреЗ рдЙрд▓рдЯрд╛ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╛ рдмрддрд╛ рджрд┐рдпрд╛┬а рдФрд░ рд╣рдо рдкреБрд╖реНрдХрд░ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд╣рд░ рд╣реА рдЪрд▓реЗ рдЧрдП рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдлрд┐рд░ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рднреА рддрд░рд╣ рд╕реЗ рдкреВрдЫрдкрд╛рдЫ рдХреЗ рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рддрдХ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪреЗ| рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рддрдХ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪрдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╢рд╛рдо рд╣реЛ рдЧрдпреА рдереА рдФрд░ рдЕрдВрдзреЗрд░рд╛ рд▓рдЧрднрдЧ рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдерд╛| рд╣реЛрдЯрд▓ рдЕрдЪреНрдЫрд╛ рдерд╛, рдкреАрдЫреЗ рдПрдХ рдкрд╣рд╛рдбрд╝реА рдереА рдЬрд┐рд╕рдХреЛ рджреЗрдЦрддреЗ рд╣реА рдореБрдЭреЗ рддреЛ рддреБрд░рдВрдд рд╣реА рдЗрд╕ рдкрд░ рдЪрдврд╝рдиреЗ рдХреА рддрдордиреНрдирд╛ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдпреА |

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Field Trip to Ovalekar Wadi Butterfly Park, Thane, Maharashtra, India

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Rajendra Ovalekar recounted how he and his brother, assisted by other family members, decided to develop a butterfly park privately. They owned these 2 acres of land in Ovale village, and, as Rajendra reminisces, he was always awed by the colours and varieties of butterflies as a young adult. He decided that he would do something about this after his viewing of these beautiful fliers during some of the nature trips he undertook on behalf of the Bombay Natural History Society in the early 2000тАЩs

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