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Hotel Samdenchholing Paro

Paro, Bhutan

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Y ahora con tiempo....primero PARO !!!!

A travel blog entry by lucreciacharles

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... que embarcó junto a nosotras.

La llegada fue algo movida. De un lado a otro, esquivando montañas. Realmente espectacular!!!!.
Paro, es la zona montañosa más baja y el valle mas amplio de Bhután donde se construyó la primera pista de aterrizaje y por el momento la única. Antes era la capital del país pero ahora es Thimpu que queda a unos ciento y pico de kilómetros.

La llegada emocionante!!! ...

Bhutan: Land of the Dragon

A travel blog entry by paulandton

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... Dutch couple our trekking team consisted of 15 horses, 3 horsemen, 1 horsewoman and 2 cooks! The hike started with climbing through thick pine forest, with small villages, a traditional water driven Buckwheat mill on the way, in order to reach our first campsite with beautiful views of the snow capped Bhutanese Himalayas. The food was absolutely great, the best food ever on a trek. Before we went to sleep in our tents they even gave us a warm water bottle to keep our feet ...

We start our exploration of Bhutan

A travel blog entry by diannemurray

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... to Paro (Bhutan)

Woke to find it raining heavily at 7am. On the road by 8am. Today the trip is only 165kms, but the road is very steep and winding with many switchbacks. This was the first Highway in Bhutan, and was built in 1962 by Dantak, the Indian border-roads organisation. The road is currently being widened by Indian work crews, and we have to stop for road works and landslides a number of times. As we get higher we get views back down to ...

Flying up to Paro

A travel blog entry by bdsaly

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... by the altitude and heat. Horses can be rented that will take you about two thirds of the way up (but not down again) but there’s no denying it is seriously hard going. The round trip for us took about five hours – I have to admit with at least a little help from a horse! How the path isn’t littered with the bodies of deceased Europeans is a mystery although we did see several that looked as if they would not make it up and back. Extreme physical ...

Cultural, Spiritual and Trekking Highlights

A travel blog entry by janicetravel

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... in other countries.

If Bhutan is of interest to you, make your trip plans soon. It's fabulous and ever-changing....

(If you are still reading here are a few more stories from our email home:

November 1, 2011: We just returned back into the capital of Thimphu yesterday after completing our big adventure on the trek. It went extremely well, all things considered! We hiked a total of 20 days and an average of 10-20 kms a day (not ...

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