Monthly Archives: September 2011

September 28: The Road to Paro Five o’clock comes early after a shot of whiskey the night before. Nevertheless, we had to be up a 5:00 today so that could be cleaned up by 5:30, when Tashi and Tanzin arrived … Continue reading →

September 27: Punakha Today, we said goodbye to Thimphu and headed to Punakha. The road crosses the mountains through Donchula Pass, which is marked with a temple and 108 stupas–a memorial to the Bhutanese troops who fought to expel rebels … Continue reading →

September 26: Thimpu Sorry for the grouchiness in the last post. After 2 liters of water in less than an hour and a full night’s rest, I’m rehydrated and feeling much better. Also, today we resolved our flight dilemma. We’re … Continue reading →

September 25: Getting to Bhutan After a long day and night in Bangkok, I’ve started popping Motrin every few hours to control the pain in my scratchy throat and the canker sore inside my lower lip that refuses to heal. … Continue reading →

September 24: Bangkok Up early, quick breakfast of baguette and tea, and off to the airport. We flew from Phnom Penh to Bangkok today. We can enter Bhutan by air only through Bangkok or Kolkata, and when we were planning … Continue reading →

September 22: Siem Riep to Phnom Penh I feel like I’m getting behind, so this post will be a choppy two-parter to try to get up to date. Part 1: The “Road” to Phnom Penh I’m not sure if the … Continue reading →

September 23: Angkor Area A mixed bag, today, with some real local flavor. Once again, we awoke to rain, and we thought seriously about canceling our plans. We had engaged Khom once more, this time to take us to see … Continue reading →

September 21: Angkor Ruins, Continued Wi-Fi at our hotel has been down all day today, so my apologies for the tardiness of this post. Like yesterday, today was a wet day, but for a different reason that I’ll explain below. … Continue reading →

September 20: Angkor Ruins Rain, rain, rain. Today was a wet day. It started raining a few minutes before we left for our first day at the Angkor ruins, and it did not stop for the entire tour. You might … Continue reading →

September 19: The Road to Siem Riep The first part of today has consisted largely of the journey from Phnom Penh to Siem Riep. Another early morning for us. We had to be ready for the bus by 8 a.m., … Continue reading →