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 Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:02 am
Minky Lestrange Pneumonia and strep throat may have overtaken my body, but dammit Skyrim still has my mind!!! I just unlocked the last achievement, whoohoo!!! sorry you are sick. hope you get better fast.
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:20 am
Sammirah Exxos Sammirah (It's not easy or affordable to hop back and forth between the two countries). $1500 to $3000 USD and anywhere from 25 to 32 hours in flight just to get from the Dhaka, Bangladesh (this was what kept coming up, does Paro not have an airport anymore?) to Vancouver apparently. *cringe* I don't know where in Canada you're heading beyond that, but anything more than a single stop and 8 hours in the air is enough to make me shudder. Yup, Vancouver/Victoria. No, Paro still has the airport. I'm flying through Bangkok though, not Dhaka. But yeah, it's about two and a half days travelling. And not cheap. Plus, if I want to return to Bhutan as a normal person (now that my work contract is up) I would more than likely have to pay the daily $250 tourist fee. There's a $250 tourist fee? Per Day?!? eek
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:24 pm
Camwen Sammirah Exxos Sammirah (It's not easy or affordable to hop back and forth between the two countries). $1500 to $3000 USD and anywhere from 25 to 32 hours in flight just to get from the Dhaka, Bangladesh (this was what kept coming up, does Paro not have an airport anymore?) to Vancouver apparently. *cringe* I don't know where in Canada you're heading beyond that, but anything more than a single stop and 8 hours in the air is enough to make me shudder. Yup, Vancouver/Victoria. No, Paro still has the airport. I'm flying through Bangkok though, not Dhaka. But yeah, it's about two and a half days travelling. And not cheap. Plus, if I want to return to Bhutan as a normal person (now that my work contract is up) I would more than likely have to pay the daily $250 tourist fee. There's a $250 tourist fee? Per Day?!? eek That has to be one of the most ridiculous things I've heard! Who can afford that??
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 6:51 pm
Ooh! Melody, your winter avy is beautiful smile Actually I'm really enjoying a lot of the seasonal avys around here. 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:09 pm
Camwen Ooh! Melody, your winter avy is beautiful smile Actually I'm really enjoying a lot of the seasonal avys around here. 3nodding Yeah...she made good use out of, um, was it the loin cloth from the Ice Prince? Had that before...but sold it in an outfit.
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:11 pm
MelodyUnchained Camwen Sammirah Exxos Sammirah (It's not easy or affordable to hop back and forth between the two countries). $1500 to $3000 USD and anywhere from 25 to 32 hours in flight just to get from the Dhaka, Bangladesh (this was what kept coming up, does Paro not have an airport anymore?) to Vancouver apparently. *cringe* I don't know where in Canada you're heading beyond that, but anything more than a single stop and 8 hours in the air is enough to make me shudder. Yup, Vancouver/Victoria. No, Paro still has the airport. I'm flying through Bangkok though, not Dhaka. But yeah, it's about two and a half days travelling. And not cheap. Plus, if I want to return to Bhutan as a normal person (now that my work contract is up) I would more than likely have to pay the daily $250 tourist fee. There's a $250 tourist fee? Per Day?!? eek That has to be one of the most ridiculous things I've heard! Who can afford that?? $250 a day, and I'm assuming that doesn't include any hotel or anything...yeah...that's kinda outrageous. sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:14 pm
I just want to say that I love all the people in this guild! If any of us lose touch...I just hope for the best for everyone and that their future is a fruitful one!
I wish we could all get together someday irl and enjoy each other's company in one place...even just for a few days.
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:46 pm
I'm going to leave this here, so you can all love her as much as I do. smile
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:41 pm
humble_gypsy_traveller MelodyUnchained Camwen Sammirah Exxos Sammirah (It's not easy or affordable to hop back and forth between the two countries). $1500 to $3000 USD and anywhere from 25 to 32 hours in flight just to get from the Dhaka, Bangladesh (this was what kept coming up, does Paro not have an airport anymore?) to Vancouver apparently. *cringe* I don't know where in Canada you're heading beyond that, but anything more than a single stop and 8 hours in the air is enough to make me shudder. Yup, Vancouver/Victoria. No, Paro still has the airport. I'm flying through Bangkok though, not Dhaka. But yeah, it's about two and a half days travelling. And not cheap. Plus, if I want to return to Bhutan as a normal person (now that my work contract is up) I would more than likely have to pay the daily $250 tourist fee. There's a $250 tourist fee? Per Day?!? eek That has to be one of the most ridiculous things I've heard! Who can afford that?? $250 a day, and I'm assuming that doesn't include any hotel or anything...yeah...that's kinda outrageous. sweatdrop They are still coming out of a long period of self-imposed isolation and they do not have a complete infrastructure. I think the reasoning behind it is to bring in foreign funds to help build access up while keeping a kind of bottleneck on outside influence. I mean, if you had to pay $250 per day just to be there, you would definitely have to be someone completely serious about wanting to be there, not just some oblivious goit milling about.
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:09 am
Kujujuwa I'm going to leave this here, so you can all love her as much as I do. smile now THAT is talent
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:13 am
Exxos humble_gypsy_traveller MelodyUnchained Camwen Sammirah Yup, Vancouver/Victoria. No, Paro still has the airport. I'm flying through Bangkok though, not Dhaka. But yeah, it's about two and a half days travelling. And not cheap. Plus, if I want to return to Bhutan as a normal person (now that my work contract is up) I would more than likely have to pay the daily $250 tourist fee. There's a $250 tourist fee? Per Day?!? eek That has to be one of the most ridiculous things I've heard! Who can afford that?? $250 a day, and I'm assuming that doesn't include any hotel or anything...yeah...that's kinda outrageous. sweatdrop They are still coming out of a long period of self-imposed isolation and they do not have a complete infrastructure. I think the reasoning behind it is to bring in foreign funds to help build access up while keeping a kind of bottleneck on outside influence. I mean, if you had to pay $250 per day just to be there, you would definitely have to be someone completely serious about wanting to be there, not just some oblivious goit milling about. But one of a country's biggest sources of income can be tourism. By making it impossible for the "average traveler" to afford their fees, they are essentially saying that they don't want their other business. Wouldn't it make more sense to impose a smaller fee per day and charge in slightly higher increments for other necessities of travel rather than in one lump sum per day which will deter someone. If costs are wrapped into other fees, people are less likely to notice and agree to pay. I guess what I'm getting at is there is a better way to make that $250/day then demanding it up front in a more "tourist friendly" way
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:54 am
I've been off Gaia for awhile. I was really busy with school and work. ;;
Anyway, good morning! How is everyone? : )
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:21 pm
Glitter Bob-omb I've been off Gaia for awhile. I was really busy with school and work. ;; Anyway, good morning! How is everyone? : ) Yay! Glitter! heart *glomps*
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:14 am
Camwen Sammirah Exxos Sammirah (It's not easy or affordable to hop back and forth between the two countries). $1500 to $3000 USD and anywhere from 25 to 32 hours in flight just to get from the Dhaka, Bangladesh (this was what kept coming up, does Paro not have an airport anymore?) to Vancouver apparently. *cringe* I don't know where in Canada you're heading beyond that, but anything more than a single stop and 8 hours in the air is enough to make me shudder. Yup, Vancouver/Victoria. No, Paro still has the airport. I'm flying through Bangkok though, not Dhaka. But yeah, it's about two and a half days travelling. And not cheap. Plus, if I want to return to Bhutan as a normal person (now that my work contract is up) I would more than likely have to pay the daily $250 tourist fee. There's a $250 tourist fee? Per Day?!? eek Yup. It's to control tourism and protect the environment, culture, etc. They don't want thousands of people just traipsing through leaving garbage and venereal diseases. So it's pretty much just rich old people who can afford to come, most of who are completely insufferable, by the way.
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:18 am
humble_gypsy_traveller I just want to say that I love all the people in this guild! If any of us lose touch...I just hope for the best for everyone and that their future is a fruitful one! I wish we could all get together someday irl and enjoy each other's company in one place...even just for a few days. Me too! You're not going anywhere, are you?
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