Holy Crap… I’m in Mavrovo National Park!!!
Holy Crap… I’m in Peja!!!
Holy Crap… I’m in Prishtina!!!
Holy Crap… I’m in Novi Pazar!!!
Holy Crap… I’m in Zajecar!!!
Holy Crap… I’m in Derdap National Park!!!
Holy Crap… I’m in Gyeongsangbuk Province!!!
Paro, Bhutan, September 2012
Greetings again from the land of the thunder dragon! We made the looooong drive west from Wangdue Phodrang into Paro where the airport is. This is where they take you last in Bhutan so they can get rid of you quick. Haha! My hotel is even right next to the runway of the tiny airport. Anyway, Paro is a cool little town. It’s basically just two or three streets and the airport. It is home to the Paro Dzong (fort)…
Punakha Valley, Bhutan, September 2012
From Thimphu, we drive through the beautiful Dochu La pass to the Punakha Valley. It seems that not too long ago, Bhutan took in hundreds of refugees from nearby Assam in India. When India demanded they be deported back, Bhutan reluctantly complied, but regretted it. Now Dochu La pass is covered in hundreds of small stupas that they built as a self imposed penance. It’s a really beautiful, if not somber place. After the pass we arrive at my hotel…