Golden Eagle

The long and winding road

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February 12th 2016
After a day resting I was feeling a bit better so agreed to carry on as planned. There is only one East/West road and Dendup had been mentioning that this was in the process of being widened so wasn't in great condition in parts - we hadn't realised quite how bad this meant it was but we were soon to find out and realise that we were very lucky being on our own in a Land Cruiser rather than in ... read more

Asia » Bhutan » Trongsa

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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