It’s always nice when I’ve actually done something worth writing about so I can spare you the foray into my internal world. Today was absolutely stellar weather but I didn’t get out and about until the afternoon which worked out well since I had golden sun, long shadows, and cool breeze. I spent the morning [...]

I’d planned on having a restful day today but couldn’t resist a walk into town. It’s quite a nice place when you’ve had a good night’s sleep. Built into a hillside with lots of pedestrian stairways joining the few main roads, Kalimpong practically oozes charm. I’ve included a few shots of the town but they [...]

Big move days are always difficult and today was no exception. Yesterday I described the efforts my Bhutanese guides had made to see me off into India. We ended up with none of the earlier plans but yet another – a shared jeep to Kalimpong from the Indian border town of Jaigaon. When I showed [...]

And that abyss would be India. On arriving at the border Kaphel decided we’d just pop over to Jaigon, India to get my bus ticket to Darjeeling (plan A). ohmygod. The lonely planet has made a bit of an understatement when it describes the constrast in cleanliness and organization you experience when traveling to/from Bhutan [...]

Such excitement. After yesterday’s post Susan and I were hanging out reading and watching a movie in our room with the warm afternoon Wangdue wafting in from the balcony. As luck would have it, I walked into the bathroom at the instant our geyser (hot water heater) short-circuited and burst into flames. Susan ran down [...]

Susan and I opted for our layover in Wangdue instead of Bumthang. Bumthang is about dead-center in the country, the furthest east into Bhutan we ventured and by far, the most rustic. We actually got up in the middle of the night and stoked our wood fire but it wasn’t nearly as cold as we [...]

So, this afternoon we were able to connect with an internet place that only charges 10 cents a minute! So we thought we would write a joint post to fill you in on all our adventures over the past few days. Yesterday we stayed at the most fabulous place – you can google it – [...]

Susan and I are having some fabulous experiences but the blogging has gotten a tad tricky since there was no internet yesterday and only expensive internet today. We are staying in a beautiful resort tonight perched on a cliff adjacent the town of Trongsa. A full report will probably be delayed until we get back [...]

Man did we do alot of running around today. We started out at the weekend market when one there are fruits & vegetables as well as ceremonial paraphanalia like prayer flags and mala beeds. Susan did her bargaining thang buying things for breathe books and then we went to the Heritage Museum which has traditional [...]

I think Susan and I are both finding Bhutan a completeley new kindof travel experience. First off, we’re on a tour. We have some flexibility in what we do but we have a driver and an English speaking guide so we have pretty much handled over control of everything – where we go, what we [...]