Author Archives: murray

Change; The Only Constant

Posted on June 11, 2011 by murray

After a few days of mundane chores it is time to get back to dreaming and prepping for our upcoming trips. The dreaming is all part of it and dreaming can extend what is actually 35 days on the road … Continue reading →

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Bonaire One Month and Counting

Posted on June 1, 2011 by murray

As I am sitting at the computer killing time, a pastime even for old people, I type one of our future destinations into the search bar and see what comes up. I use a different tag, like Bonaire or Bonaire … Continue reading →

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Jig Saw Complete

Posted on May 21, 2011 by murray

We need to purchase tickets for the intervening three legs of travel. After a night in Kolkata we plan to go to Darjeeling and after our trip into Bhutan we want to go, to and from, the Andaman and Nicobar … Continue reading →

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Bhutan Flights

Posted on May 17, 2011 by murray

As I said previously we start booking this trip in the middle and will work to either end. We decided to arrive a few days before the Bhutan tour starts. We are going to trip about north India first. This … Continue reading →

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Bhutan May 7, 2011

Posted on May 12, 2011 by murray

Today I was researching meds. I use a couple of websites to see what vaccinations and what malaria prophylactics are required for where we are going; The Treehouse City Guide, http://treehouse.ofb.net, and IAMAT, http://www.iamat.org. The Alberta Health Services site will … Continue reading →

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Bhutan May 6, 2011

Posted on May 10, 2011 by murray

I spent part of today trying to sort out the long flights from Edmonton to Kolkata. The internet can be frustrating. I know there are flights that leave here at decent times, with good connections and, with a minimum of … Continue reading →

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Bhutan to Now

Posted on May 9, 2011 by murray

Debbie and I have a bucket list, or at least a short list, of where we want to go in the next few years. Ever since we read that Bhutan calculates its wealth on the Gross National Happiness Quota and … Continue reading →

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