Paro, Bhutan Travel Blogs

Bhutan, Day 1
Oct 17, 2008 (72 photos)

... some say that Nepal is for backpackers, whilst Bhutan is for flashpackers !!! As I'm a tourist, I was wondering how Bhutan would take me?   Paro   The flight was great, the skies so clear. We could even see Everest. Coming into land, it was ...

Bhutan day 6
Oct 22, 2008 (75 photos)

... personally, I didn't think it was high value that we were getting.   And basically, our trip was over.   And Finally   Bhutan had been fun, the small bit that we saw. Some call it the last shangri-la, whilst I just think of it as a ...

Bhutan Arrival
Jan 4, 2008 (17 photos)

... took me to the Himalayan kingdom. Nice views of Mount Everest and the rest of the Himalayas on the way. Approaching Paro, Bhutan's only airport, the pilot warned that it is "normal procedure" that the wings of the plane almost seem to ...

Return to Bangkok / Farewell Dinner
Mar 29, 2008 (5 photos)

... / Farewell Dinner   Dear Readers:   We depart the hotel at 6am this morning for the 90 minute drive back to Paro. The day is beautiful, and we have the opportunity to take great photos of the High Himalayas from the airport before our flight ...

Bhutan
Oct 5, 2006 (15 photos)

... the country. Went from Paro to Thimpu, on to Wangdue Phodrang and up to Punakha before heading back to Paro. This is a mountain pass between Thimpu and Wangdue Phodrang Scenes from Thimpu. Ladies with their prayer wheels and beads outside the ...

Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon
Mar 31, 2003 (7 photos)

... down Paro valley with an airport elevation of 2235m. Stepping off the plane, we had our first encounter with the elaborate Bhutan architecture. The airport terminal looked like a temple! Thus began our magical tour of the land stilled in time... To ...

Bye Bye, Bhutan
Jan 13, 2008 (2 photos)

Having arrived at the airport a bit early, I had to wait some time. Security doesn't even open in Paro until 2 hours before a plane departs. With few scheduled flights, that means that you have to be patient until the airport opens - around 11:30 ...

Tiger's Nest
Jan 12, 2008 (10 photos)

Back in Paro after a full day of driving through the mountains, we still had Bhutan's most famous sight on the menu: Taktsang monastery. Literally meaning "Tiger's Nest", this monastery is perched precariously on the edge of a cliff. It takes almost two ...

Pushed arund here and there! Finally we were there
Sep 28, 2009

... hill and had a good sleep at valleyview! walked down the valleyview hill for dinner - Fried Rice and then walked back to call a taxi for our way back to Indian side . Remember: bhutan has no Cash.. No ATM .. No Visa.. No Nothing! But People are awesome !

Paro
Nov 29, 2007 (11 photos)

... mein letzter Blog Eintrag fuer 9 Tage, da ich keinen Laptop und Satellitentelefon auf dem Trekking Trip dabei habe. (btw, die Handyversorgung hier in Bhutan ist inzwischen gut und die Abdeckung auch so ziemlich 100% in den Doerfern entlang des Highway).

Beautiful Bhutan
Mar 16, 2008 (13 photos)

... and I were very fortunate to have been in the country during this time as we managed to see one of Bhutan's wonderful festivals in Paro, as well we were present to witness their first ever election. The election was won over with an overwhelming ...

Trek in the Himalayas
Nov 3, 2006 (17 photos)

... had a stop in Kathmandu, Nepal, and Sarah got her first sight of the Himalayas. We flew into Paro, the only city with an airport in Bhutan. It had taken five flights through five countries over five days to reach Paro from Windhoek, Namibia and there ...

Thimphu - shopping capital of the world
Oct 13, 2003 (5 photos)

... odd fluffy cloud. In Paro we raced up to the end of the valley for a view of the snow-capped peak of Jmolhari - Bhutan's second highest mountain at over 7000m. It was wonderfully clear. Then we went to watch an archery match going on between some local ...

Escape from Kathmandu
Oct 30, 2008

... by again on route to Tibet, and then we returned to spend an extra couple of days there before continuing on to Bhutan.  But apparently, entering Kathmandu three times wasn't enough.   The day for finally leaving Kathmandu for good arrived, and ...

Finally in Bhutan!!!!
Nov 18, 2009

... hour delay and a delay this morning - arrived at airport 6am, flight took off 12 noon!) I finally arrived in Bhutan. Landing at Paro was interesting just as I thought it would be.....was a definate rollercoaster ride the last 5- 10 last minutes. ...

Paro Festival
Mar 17, 2008 (19 photos)

... , followed by a trip to the bank to change money. There are no ATMs. Finally, we go to the Dzong to observe the Paro Festival. This annual event is one of the highlights of our tour. The costumes and dances are beautiful, almost hypnotic, and it is almost ...

Temples, Mountains and Hot Stones
Dec 26, 2007 (48 photos)

... , in fact, worth the close scrutiny, painted with murals depicting scenes from the life of the much-loved 'Divine Madman', Bhutan's most colourful Buddhist saint, who took a very unorthodox approach to his religious duties and his vows...   & ...

Phuentsholing to Paro and Taktsang Monastery
Oct 2, 2005 (7 photos)

The drive from the border to Paro, Bhutan's second "city", takes you from the hot plains up to the mountains, the true home of the Bhutanese. Bhutan, or Drukyul in the local Dzongkha language, is known as the land of the thunder dragon. It's a place ...

Ear problems and hot stone bath
Oct 14, 2005 (5 photos)

... out but they weren't able to cure it, so we had to visit the main hospital in Thimphu enroute to Paro. The health service in Bhutan is completely free for everyone, including tourists, and extremeley efficient as Maggi was given priority treatment. Now she ...

"If anyone would like a photo of the phallus..."
Nov 1, 2008 (3 photos)

... was quite large and had some really interesting stuff - thangka hangings from the last 4 centuries, Buddha icons, stamps (Bhutan is famous for its stamps), historical armoury, stuffed animals and animal heads, and historical household objects.  The ...

Jerry's 40th Birthday
Oct 3, 2005 (5 photos)

... was no hiding the birthday cake and nice bottle of wine! We were told afterwards that birthdays are not really celebrated in Bhutan and that birthday cakes are not very Buddhist as you have to blow the candles out (butter lamps in temples are continually ...

The Kingdom of Bhutan - leaving China...
Aug 4, 2007 (15 photos)

... town and the headed to the hotel for a quick dinner and then fell fast asleep since we'd been up since 3:30... Day 2 Bhutan (Paro): I think I mentioned the dogs... well, we were woken up several times during the course of the night due to the barking ...

Bhutan
May 18, 2008 (69 photos)

... our stay here.  Sometimes we were the only non-monks at the temples and monasteries! The only airport in Bhutan is in Paro. Before 1975 there were no airports at all. The only airline that flies into Bhutan is Druk Air, the national ...

Paro and Thimpu, Bhutan
Mar 16, 2009 (12 photos)

... became violently ill and spent the night close to the bathroom. Wiz, not wanting to waste our short time in Bhutan, explored the villages around Paro with T while Jeremy was curled up in the feotal position. By mid afternoon on the second day, however, he ...

Please Don't Stop the Music
Apr 26, 2008

... the next two weeks as I leave the modern world and embark on a 16 day trek through the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. "Basic" would be an understatement when it comes to describe this hidden country. With television not being introduced until the 1990s, ...

Getting High
May 7, 2008 (31 photos)

... .  Cholmolhari is a massive mountain.  At 23997'it ranks as the second highest peak in Bhutan.  Our hike would take us through the tranquil Paro valley,along rolling foothills and crystal clear rivers, to the base of the gigantic peak, over ...

Drugyel Dzong and Druk Path trek
Oct 4, 2005 (6 photos)

The morning after the night before, we visited the ruined Dzong (fortress) at Drugyel in Paro from where many Tibetan invasions were repelled. It is about to be renovated which will be a huge project but it was an interest sight to see. However, the ...

Beautiful Bhutan
May 25, 2008

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Returning fro Bhutan
Dec 16, 2006

... , legally 70% of the land must remain forested so it really is remote! I realy need to add some photos especially from bhutan as understandably, it is very difficult to picture things. Tomorrow is my last day here; i have some shopping to do and soe ...

On the ground in the Himalayas
Apr 13, 2008 (21 photos)

arrival....