A Trip To Bhutan
Jun 27, 2018, 12:27 am
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Great trip report and stunning pictures (as usual) - couple of years ago I did the Bhutan landing on a 737 simulator (not the fancy real one) and it was pretty cool
Jun 27, 2018, 1:51 pm
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Wow, DanielW, wow. I literally just watched Bourdain's trip to Bhutan, as I am sure others did, and was thinking I just want to see more and more of this amazing place.
Thank you so much for taking us along ^^
Thank you so much for taking us along ^^
Jun 27, 2018, 3:25 pm
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Hi Daniel, Yunnan does some spicy food although not as much as Sichuan province.
We had lots of amazing trips up to around 2007 to China but haven't been back since. Did consider it for later this year but the prices of Visa's for UK citizens put us off. Hopefully they will come back down to the previous levels.
We had lots of amazing trips up to around 2007 to China but haven't been back since. Did consider it for later this year but the prices of Visa's for UK citizens put us off. Hopefully they will come back down to the previous levels.
Jun 27, 2018, 3:36 pm
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Another amazing trip report. 2 questions: how long was the hike to the monastery up the hill? and would the police allowed you to photograph the royal family after their visit to the temple?
Jun 27, 2018, 11:09 pm
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. I had been wanting to visit Bhutan for a while too, but have been putting it off too. Glad I finally found an excuse to go though... The high altitude and lots of hills must not leave too much room for error. I was half hoping there would be some fog and I would get to spend an extra day in the country too
.Hi Daniel, Yunnan does some spicy food although not as much as Sichuan province.
We had lots of amazing trips up to around 2007 to China but haven't been back since. Did consider it for later this year but the prices of Visa's for UK citizens put us off. Hopefully they will come back down to the previous levels.
We had lots of amazing trips up to around 2007 to China but haven't been back since. Did consider it for later this year but the prices of Visa's for UK citizens put us off. Hopefully they will come back down to the previous levels.
. The hike up was fairly relaxed and about 90 minutes to get from the bottom to the monastery with plenty of photo stops. There are horses to take you up the first and most difficult half if you needed. We didn't get to see the Royal family unfortunately.
Jun 30, 2018, 9:59 pm
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Thanks, nequine. It was a great four day getaway from Dubai.
Thank you, lb001. Definitely a place for your bucket list!
Cheers, CHSDOC. I would have loved to spend a day or two more, but after a week I am guessing I would be a bit 'templed out' too.
. It was a great four day getaway from Dubai.. Definitely a place for your bucket list!. I would have loved to spend a day or two more, but after a week I am guessing I would be a bit 'templed out' too.
Jul 1, 2018, 5:52 am
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Beautiful! How did the rest of the authentic Bhutan cuisine go - was it all very spicy? I thought that water wasn't good to drink during a spicy meal, but best to have after the meal. I love how every cuisine around the world has some type of spicy element. I haven't found Bhutan food in SF but there's Nepalese a mile from home and I only ate there 14 or so years ago! Eek.
Jul 3, 2018, 12:51 am
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Beautiful! How did the rest of the authentic Bhutan cuisine go - was it all very spicy? I thought that water wasn't good to drink during a spicy meal, but best to have after the meal. I love how every cuisine around the world has some type of spicy element. I haven't found Bhutan food in SF but there's Nepalese a mile from home and I only ate there 14 or so years ago! Eek.
. The Bhutanese food was pretty spicy, they are certainly not afraid of using plenty of chili's!. Can't wait until my next trip to Asia.
Jul 3, 2018, 7:14 am
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