Category Archives: Planning and Packing

Decisions about India

Posted on August 10, 2011 by murray

The past week has been busy for us. In general (see folkfest blogs) and to do with trip organization. Most of our India/Bhutan trip is constrained by transportation. Therefore  our itinerary is pretty well set and we cannot float too … Continue reading →

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Car Camping

Posted on August 13, 2011 by debbie

We are heading to the West Coast in a couple of days.  Murray’s aunt is turning 100 years old next weekend and we are going out to Victoria to help celebrate.  The next weekend R is throwing a “PhD” Party … Continue reading →

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Check It Out

Posted on August 30, 2011 by murray

It happened again. We are out of town and we get an email asking for us to commit to a short hopper flight from San Pedro Sula to Utila. We had no idea if we would be able to connect … Continue reading →

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Bhutan packing and other stuff

Posted on September 7, 2011 by debbie

Murray was getting antsy about starting to pack for Bhutan and India. The trip is becoming reality.  The camping gear is put away, the laundry is done, my daughter has left to go back to school in BC. We printed … Continue reading →

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Debbie’s gut and traveling to India and Bhutan

Posted on September 9, 2011 by debbie

I went to my naturopath on Tuesday.  I have intolerance issues with dairy, gluten and eggs.  Not the thing to have when traveling to India where dairy is in everything and naan bread is a staple.  My naturopath suggested I … Continue reading →

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Crunch Time

Posted on September 13, 2011 by murray

The time is nye and we are still making final arrangements on the India side of the trip. Our learning curve is big right now and some days life is very frustrating. Testing the limits of our civility. First, we … Continue reading →

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The Mini Pharmacy

Posted on September 14, 2011 by debbie

We put together our first aid kit for India today.  It looks like a mini Pharmacy. Sleeping pills, sinus cold pills, imodium pills, headache pills, fever pills, allergy pills, heartburn pills. Check. Ointments for cuts, heat rash, bug bites, plant … Continue reading →

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Counting Down

Posted on September 17, 2011 by murray

We are a week out and have, for the most part, everything in place. Now it is just the waiting. I, being my cocky self, don’t think we should have any trouble adapting to the unfamiliar, Debbie, whose job it … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Mild Altitude Sickness

Posted on September 19, 2011 by debbie

Last year, we went to Tibet as part of our China trip.  Rather than fly into Lhasa, we had decided to take the train so we could acclimatize to the altitude slowly. We flew into Xining and then took the … Continue reading →

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House Sitters

Posted on September 21, 2011 by debbie

We are trying something new with this trip.  We have house sitters! We have some friends whose daughter just got married and the newly wed couple are living with relatives. The newly weds have bought a house and the possession … Continue reading →

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