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Paro Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Paro, Bhutan
Tigers Nest For Xmas
This is a top pick! ... frenzy is underway in much of the rest of the world. We were in Paro for two reasons. First the only international airport in Bhutan is in Paro so if we wanted to leave we had to at least pass through. Secondly, one of the holiest sites in Bhutan (and in ...
Bhutan, Day 1
This is a top pick! ... Now 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, ...
Bhutan day 6
This is a top pick! ... 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
... 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 ...
Exploring the Tiger's Nest
... build right on the hedge of an amazing cliff. Still in town we enjoyed watching a local team playing arch (the most important sport in Bhutan), We were really tempted to try it but the team seemed to serious on it and the target was so far away that was ...
The Land of the Thunder Dragon
... limited by quantity and for personal consumption only. We had an amazing time in Bhutan and got see a several regions: Paro We arrived in Paro on a very early fight from Bangkok. Walking off the plane, our first experience ...
Return to Bangkok / Farewell Dinner
... / 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 ...
Weaving Through Bhutan
... looked at each other and then tried not to burst out laughing. This song was such a ridiculous juxtaposition to our whole Bhutan experience, that it was quite amusing. Bhutan is about calm and peace and Buddhism and spirituality and living a ...
Bhutan
... around 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 ...
Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon
... 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
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 ...
Tiger's Nest
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 ...
In The Land Of The Thunder Dragon
... nbsp; As most people who know me know, I am terrified of flying and had read and heard many stories about the flight into Paro Bhutan. It is one of the most dramatic flights in the world and apparently has the most difficult landing of any runway in ...
Donīt worry, be happy!!!
... 3 y media hora la subida, el mismo tiempo la bajada. La idea era llegar al Templo Budista mas famoso de Bhutan, el Tigerīs Nest o Taktsang Monastery que es uno de los lugares de peregrinaje mas importantes para los Budistas del mundo, ...
Paro
... 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 ...
Happy birthday
... After dinner, the guide took us to a bar to have a drink, quite a peculiar sensation, especially for me. It seems that bars in Bhutan are mainly enjoyed by men. We enter to a dark place, where we can see a stage with some women dancing and some long ...
Saving the Best ‘Til Last
... Bhutan. I think it is going to be difficult going back to Kathmandu tomorrow with the noise and the traffic and the chaos. Bhutan is very calming and peaceful, the people are so nice and kind and the food is good to. I will miss it here ...
Trek in the Himalayas
... 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
... 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 ...
Escape from Kathmandu
... 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, ...
The Land Where Time Stands Still
After a short flight from Kathmandu, we landed at the only airport in Bhutan situated in the city of Paro. Before taking a look around Paro, we were whisked from the airport to our hotel, the Tashi Namgay Resort, sitting opposite the airport along the ...
Walk in Guru's Glory!
The first day after our arrival, our guide Sangay thought a good warm-up for our upcoming Jhomolhari trek was to climb up to the Taktsang Monastery (also know as Tiger's Nest). Taktsang is perched about 900 metres above the valley floor with only ...
Finally in Bhutan!!!!
... 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 ...
Paro Festival
... tea, 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 ...
Phuentsholing to Paro and Taktsang Monastery
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
... 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 ...
My Trek
... Grenze soll ueber 4000m hoch sein, also gut was zu klettern). Es gibt keinen offiziellen Grenzuebergang zwischen China und Bhutan (China erhebt Ansprueche auf Teile Bhutans, die indische Armee unterstuetzt Bhutan, hat die meisten Strassen gebaut und dort ...
Temples, Mountains and Hot Stones
... , 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... ...
"If anyone would like a photo of the phallus..."
... Museum 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 ...