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September 12th 2005

Published: July 28th 2006

8 am. I am tired, my vision is blurred and I want to lie down. But it is a fantastic sunny day, perfectly suited for our trip to Taktshang Goemba, one of the highlights of this trip for sure. Legend has it that when Guru Rinpoche was out flying on his tigress he saw this really nice spot for some meditation and landed on this steep cliffside some 800 meters above the Paro Valley and sat down to cl... Read Full Entry

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Johan

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Meh... readers beware. I originally started this log to keep my mother up to date during a longer trip, but I quickly realized I wasn't about to waste my precious time off by sitting in some shady Internet café updating a blog nobody will read anyway. Nowadays it is more of a personal nostalgia and ego thing, but by all means, feel free to enjoy the speculations and hybris which will no doubt get reality checked soon enough. I will add older travel logs as time permits.... full info

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27th November 2005

Sharon
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I was in Bhutan in July of '04 and this past summer we hosted 6 Bhutanese kids and their chaperone in Telluride as part of an exchange/homestay program. Love your blog. Brings back all the wonderful memories of this incredible country. I sent home extensive journals, but had no blog. Thanks for yours. Beautiful pictures.

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