http://www.odyssei.com Bhutan, - lately on the site en-us Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:16:13 +0100 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:16:13 +0100 pet@odyssei.com (Piotr Jaworski) pjm@odyssei.com (Pawel Jaworski) http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24614.html Required travel documents for Bhutan: passport [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24614.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24319.html Electric power: 230V / 50 Hz [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24319.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24053.html Area code to Bhutan: +975 [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24053.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13063.html Tashigang is the country's largest district. Tashigang dzong stands astride a hill slope below the main street. The dzong, built in the mid 17th century, serves as the administrative seat for the district, as well as the home of the monk body. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13063.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13061.html The Wangdi dzong, Punakha, is located at the altitude of 1,350 metres. The dzong stands at the confluence of Punakhachu and the Tang-chu tiver. The highest reaches of the valley provides rich partureland for cattle. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13061.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13058.html National Museum of Bhutan is situated above the Paro Dzong in the old watchtower, one of the earliest constructed buildings in the country. Weapons and stamps, birds and mammals, and a good display of ancient Bhutanese art and artefacts are the collection [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13058.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13057.html It is the symbolic centre of religious and secular affairs of entire Paro Valley. Consecrated in 1646, the Dzong is an architectural wonder that showcases the cultural strength of kingdom's strength. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13057.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13056.html it is a glacial valley that has been designated a conservation area. It lies on the borders of the Black Mountain National Park that is one of the most important wildlife preserves in Bhutan. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13056.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11043.html American Express and Diners Club have very limited acceptability. Check with your credit, or debit, card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services which may be available. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11043.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11042.html Leading foreign currencies are accepted but travellers cheques are preferred and receive a better exchange rate. Major hotels in Thimphu and Phuntsholing, and the Olathang Hotel in Paro, will also exchange foreign currency. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11042.html