Mountain Jungle Trail

Blood Sucking Leeches

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October 8th 2006
Fat Juicy Leeches. Filled with my blood. They fly, they jump, they suck. They come right off with a sharp knife or some salt, but then the bleeding begins. At first I thought my friend, Tshering Penjor, was being paranoid on the trail when he began scratching and acting agitated on the jungle trail to the hotsprings. Only to find out he had a fat leech attached to his buttcheeks for a few hours. ... read more

Asia » Bhutan » Punakha

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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