Bhutan on a shoestring


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October 16th 2007
Published: October 16th 2007
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A golden one, that is... Because you can forget about traveling Bhutan on the cheap... If you want a visa for Bhutan you need to book a tour with one of the many Bhutanese travel agencies for a minimum of 200 dollars a day... That is including all your accommodation, food, transport, guide and driver... Whether you think this is worth it, is up to you of course... I thought so and went ahead and b... Read Full Entry



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And inside the Dzong
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Carvings on the walls...
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Memorial Chorten in Thimpu
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Locals having a chat in front of a temple
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Archery competition
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Showing where the target is...
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And doing a little victory dance after the target has been hit...
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Bhutan's oldest monestary...
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Victory chortens on the road to Punakha
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Green valleys
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Punakha Dzong
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And from a different angle
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My guide in front of the main entrance to the Dzong
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Details of a balcony in the Dzong
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Rooftops and courtyards
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Golden doorways
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Nicely carved window frames
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Details of the shutters
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A carved lion for some extra protection...
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And some banana trees for food...
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It's not all gold that glitters... Well actualy it is...



16th October 2007

halo...
So is Bhutan safe? I am going to Sri Lanka in April after Thai nye, so maybe i will go there instead? or in addition would you feel safe if you were a little blonde girl and a little brunette girl walking around??
29th November 2007

Congrats
Hi, I think you have some pretty awesome pics on your blog, Kat

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