Wednesday, October 22, 2008

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Two weeks ago we left for our trek in the Himalayas, to the Kingdom in the Clouds, Bhutan. As you read this, we are on our approach to the Seattle airport and our reentry back into Western Civilization.

Among the travel documents we received before departure was a short briefing designed to condition our expectations. Below, I am quoting from this briefing:

We will be traveling to remote regions of the Himalaya that, until a few years ago, were impossible to reach without weeks (if not months) of arduous travel. While it now seems quite reasonable that one should be able to fly to places like Paro ... these trips remain on the fringe of mainstream travel and one should not expect the same ... conveniences found at home. Please prepare yourself for the adventure such travel brings.

At the time of our departure, I was tremendously excited about this trip. I liked the notion of the adventure we expect to experience. I loved the notion of traveling to a place few outsiders have visited. I was personally looking forward to a few weeks of decompression from my day to day responsibilities and stresses and the opportunity to lose myself in an adventure.

Did it work out? Was it all I expected? Will I have amazing pictures to prepare and share?

All I can say is, “Stay tuned, film at Eleven!”

And to borrow the last line from the last Calvin & Hobbs cartoon ever published ... “Let’s go exploring!”

Posted by Digital Quixote in • Serious Travel
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