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Wheat and temple in valley near Punakha
We took a break from driving on our way to Punakha and stretched our legs in a little village. We walked through the wheatfields and alongside homes …
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Building just above chortens
After departing Thimphu, we headed east and farther into the beautiful mountains.
Our first stop for tea/coffee (a wonderful treat we soon looked forward to because of the sweet …
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Druk Hotel as seen from across the town’s square
As I reflect upon my photos and the memories they invoke, I realize there was so much to my short time in Bhutan that it’s difficult …
Paro Valley
Our first days in Bhutan were busy and filled with amazing sights. We couldn’t get enough of the architecture - buildings are uniformly square and painted white with relatively flat roofs. Swiss-style trim and paintings accentuate each home, office building and …
You may have heard about landing in Paro, Bhutan. It’s a thrill ride, for sure, as the Druk Air plane banks between Himalayan foothills, gently landing on the short runway at Bhutan’s only airport. Truth be told, it wasn’t quite as scary as I had anticipated (I’ll be posting a …
Buddha with offerings
With just a few days in Bangkok, Jon and I decided to join part of our Bhutan group on a half day tour of the Temples of Bangkok. It allowed us to tool around in the heat in an air-conditioned mini-van while getting …
(I’m back from Bangkok and Bhutan but due to the lack of internet connections, I’ll be blogging retrospectively about my travels over the last two weeks.)
Bangkok Temple
The last time I was in Bangkok was 17 years ago. I stopped in this bustling city …
The last 10 days have been an amazing whirlwind of driving, oggling out the window at the mighty Himalayas, tea/coffee stops, endless taking of photos and videos - none of which I can share right now - and almost no access to email or internet.
We have traversed east across half …
It is so easy for me to unplug away from home. Which is why, I suppose, I like to travel. All I need to do is be the passenger in a car for a weekend roadtrip and I can be asleep before we leave the Seattle city limits….
Wow - this snuck up super fast. On Thursday, Jon and I are departing for Asia. We’ll have a few days in Bangkok to get over jetlag before meeting up with a group of adventure seeking folks and departing for Bhutan. I’m leading this group of 12 and am so …
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