Dear Anand – Thank you so much for your email. I was planning on writing and giving my thoughts, but you prompted me to get started.

Firstly,  I would like to thank everyone for their help in such  a splendid trip.  We thoroughly enjoyed every moment.For the sake of simplicity and time, I will condense my comments instead of in a paragraph form.  ORGANIZATION
Excellent. Over the course of the past year, my questions were always answered promptly and professionally.
GUIDES.
Excellent. Very attentive and wanting to please.
DRIVERS
Excellent. I still admire the way they navigated the mountain turns!
ACCOMMODATION.
Excellent. One exception being Hotel Y.T. Punakha.  Not because there was anything bad, but it totally lacked any kind of charm. The ladies at this hotel were particularly lovely.
FOOD
Generally good. It was basically hit and miss, but this did not bother us.
COMMENTS
I thought the itinerary was very good, but if I planned such a trip again I would do it as follows.
Darjeeling    2 nights.
Kalimpong    2 nights (Would love to have stayed here  longer).
Phuentsholing  1 night.
Thimphu       2 nights.
Panakha       2 nights   (My favorite area)
Paro                2 nights.
I would not include Sikkim.  The roads in Bhutan gave us more than enough mountain driving for such a brief visit.
Thank you again and let me know if I have missed anything!
Best

TID – 8553, Guide (Bhutan) – Penjor Lhendup, Guide (Sikkim& Darj) – Nima Dhondup Bhutia