Bhutan - Lindsay Brown [232]
Last but not least, thanks to legendary fellow authors Bradley Mayhew, Stan, and Buddhism expert Dr Richard Whitecross; LP commissioning editors Marg, Lucy and Sam; and Jenny, Pat and Sinead at home.
BRADLEY MAYHEW
My thanks to Chimmy at Bae-yul Excursions (www.baeyul.com.bt) who arranged my trip to Bhutan, and to Daza Jigme (www.tourbhutantravel.com), who was a truly superb guide, from the Haa valley all the way to Samdrup Jongkhar. Thanks to all the team at Bae-yul, including drivers Kinley and Tashi, and chef extraordinaire Tashi.
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Special thanks to Stan Armington, whose excellent original text I was merely updating and who offered help and advice throughout research. Cheers to coordinating author Lindsay, with whom it is always a pleasure to work. Thanks to Rebecca Chau for helping me fit Bhutan around China work commitments.
In Bhutan thanks to Nanda Ritsma, Megan Ritchie and Mr Thuji Dorji at the Department of Tourism. Tsering Chuki helped out with information on ecotourism in Phobjikha.
Most of all thanks to Kelli who did without me for three long months on this trip.
RICHARD W WHITECROSS
I would like to thank Alan Masson, Shiona Whitecross and my mother, the late Margaret Whitecross, for their unfailing support. Michael Aris encouraged me to pursue my studies, and I received invaluable advice from Michael Rutland. Françoise Pommaret has been a peerless mentor and her research has been invaluable to me. Tim and Prue Sutton, Chris Faris and Sue Robertson provided friendship and an audience. Particular thanks to the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan, Geneva, and to the Royal Court of Justice. I cannot thank all my Bhutanese friends individually, so I offer my thanks to all who know me and have assisted me in various ways. To you all, I offer my heartfelt thanks – kadinche.
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