After trekking, I returned to Paro for two nights before departure. The yellow areas are rice paddy. Originally a watchtower, this building now serves as part of the National Museum, high on the side of the valley. It is under…
Bhutan Trek October 2016
I’m embarking on the highest altitude trek that I have done so far, in Bhutan. I will be hiking along with a Bhutanese guide (required), and a mountain pony to carry the tent and food. I will carry my own…
Thimphu, Bhutan Tshechu festival
The Kingdom of Bhutan is a small Buddhist country located northeast from India and north of Bangladesh. It is slightly smaller than Switzerland. Its population is about 780,000. Bhutan ranges from the lowlands bordering India at 342 foot elevation, to…
Delhi, India
I have arrived in Delhi, India, laying over for 3 days before I fly to Bhutan. I’m staying in an apartment at Hauz Khas Village, looking out at the buildings of Hauz-Khas built beginning in the year 1296 A.D. I…
Moscow, Russia
When time came to fly from Vilnius, Lithuania, to Moscow, the competitive leader was Aeroflot Russian airlines. I got a lot of kidding about how awful this would be. The reality was rather different. I flew on a new, Russian-made…