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Bhutan on a shoestring

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October 16th 2007
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 more

Asia » Bhutan » Thimphu

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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 wher... ... read more