Arriving in Bhutan 2
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In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding some border land. Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in 1907; three years later, a treaty was signed whe... [read more]
In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding some border land. Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in 1907; three years later, a treaty was signed whe... [read more] Blog: Tea with a King
Date: August 4th 2005
Exceedingly early morning, considering I am on holiday: up at 05:00. Once at the airport, I am faced with the usual mind-boggling burocracy, get papers from left, go to right and get a stamp, pay in centre, bring luggage at front for security check, get another stamp, go and get tag on baggage at front left, bring luggage at rear where my paper is taken, etc.. Of course, the paper for the visa ... read more
Date: August 4th 2005
Exceedingly early morning, considering I am on holiday: up at 05:00. Once at the airport, I am faced with the usual mind-boggling burocracy, get papers from left, go to right and get a stamp, pay in centre, bring luggage at front for security check, get another stamp, go and get tag on baggage at front left, bring luggage at rear where my paper is taken, etc.. Of course, the paper for the visa ... read more
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My latest travel will take me from London to Brussels - Berlin - Warsaw - Minsk - Moscow - Yekaterinburg - Novosibirsk - Irkutsk - Ulan Bator - Beijing - Chengdu - Lhassa - Kathmandu - Bhutan - Calcutta - Lucknow - Vanarasi - New Delhi - Bahrain - Cairo - Luxor - Alexandria - Port Said -Suez - Port Sudan - Quatar - Dubai - Bander Abbas - Karachi - Mundra - Mumbai and back to London.
Read on and come back often to see how I am doing and what adventures I am going through!
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