"I flew into the Paro airport, the only airport in the country. A hair raising approach as there are hills very close to both ends of the runway. Got to spend 4 days traveling aroun ..."
"Surprise!!! We're in Bhutan!!! We know we told you we weren't going to Bhutan, but Phub absolutely insisted that we came here to celebrate the King's birthday. We are able to stay ..."
" Nestled between China's Tibet and India, Bhutan is an exotic kingdom steeped in Tantric Buddhism yet at the same time embracing, albeit ever so carefully, the trappings of modern ..."
"Hey, a hotel in Bhutan with internet access! Just quick as they are charging us 5 Nu a minute. Caught the plane to Paro in Bhutan this morning without a hitch, except that Miranda ..."
"It's been very hard not to be in Dharamsala these past few days. I know people who have been put in jail for peaceful protest. I know people who have family in Lhasa ri ..."
" Bhutan has about 700.000 citizens, 17.000 tourists per year (2006), and two airplanes. Along with a bunch of monks, one of the two "Druk Air" Airbuses took me to the Himalayan kin ..."
"Our flight to Bhutan 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 f ..."
"Monday, March 17, 2008 Paro Festival Dear Readers: Our flight departs Bangkok at 5am this morning, requiring an ungodly wake-up at 1:30am. I am standby because of an ..."
"Long over due greetings everyone! Please note that our next few entries will be arriving late as we had little access to high-speed internet during our journey and as you know we a ..."