Lunch with Lamas

by | Mar 20, 2017 | Bhutan, Events

The snows held off. This past weekend we finally made it out of Thimphu, our guide, OR nurse Sonam.  I couldn’t be more proud of the girls. They stoically endured hours of vomit inducing mountain roads (Jen and Lily were the only ones to avoid a purge) in a tiny...

Shangri-La 2.0

by | Mar 19, 2017 | Bhutan

In Dzongkha, Druk Yul is the name Bhutanese give their country. It translates to Land of the Thunder  Dragon. They should call it Land of the Thunder Dog. Packs of stray dogs infest Thimphu. To my torment, they sleep all day and bark all night. The four that camp out...

Springtime Snow

by | Mar 13, 2017 | Bhutan

We had planned a weekend excursion to Punakha, the former capital of Bhutan. But the Himalayas had other plans, and surprised us with a spring snow. With the 10,000 foot Dochu La pass to Punakha closed, we bundled up and headed out for the girls first ever snowball...

Himalayan Adventure: Our First Few Days

by | Mar 6, 2017 | Bhutan

98% of a big fat Himalayan adventure is figuring out the mundane. How do you charge a laptop, make a local call, find bathroom cleaner.  Our first days in Bhutan are behind us and we’re starting to get our sea legs.  The kids have learned to sleep with vests...

V-Day is for Visas

by | Feb 13, 2017 | Bhutan

This blog post is written by talented husband Bill……. V-Day is for Visas At two weeks to departure and still no travel Visas, I awoke again with knots in my stomach. My hospital liaison has been steadfast in her insistence that they will arrive. She...

30 days to Bhutan!

by | Jan 27, 2017 | Bhutan, Uncategorized

It’s hard to believe. Our family’s big Himalayan adventure was first dreamt up 6 years ago. But it was just a year ago when we took the first step and applied to go.  And it was only 3 months ago that we bought the tickets. So much time and planning and...