Country Info
- Thimphu
- Capital
- Ngultrum (BTN)
- Currency
- 2,049,412
- Population
- BT
- Country Code
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Travel Blogs from Bhutan
Beautiful India - - Some Final Thoughts
Greetings from Thimphu, capitol of Bhutan. After a night in Paro, a fantastic massage, two airport pick up attempts, and a short drive through the terraced rice and potato fields that line the narrow valley highways, we have arrived in ...
East to Bumthang
We drove east from Thimphu to Phobjikha Valley where the now rare black necked crane comes from Tibet to winter. JYs father, when he learned I'm still fighting an illness, very kindly got me a room at the Information Center, instead of having to tent ...
Paro
... nbsp;Een gelukkig toeval was dat 2 mensen die ik in Nepal had leren kennen hier ook waren. Ze hadden al gemaild dat zij ook in Bhutan zaten maar ik wist niet dat zij op hetzelfde ogenblik als ik in Paro zouden zijn. Dat zorgde er wel al voor dat de avond ...
Gross National happiness
Bhutan beautiful bhutan- even you cannot tempt me to write right now so will probably fill you in in a few months- buddhism- dzongs- archery- gors- tiger's nest- nunnery perched on a cliff face- tempted? come back in a ...
A MONASTERY HIGH
... mid-60s. We drove out to two monasteries each perched at the top of the Himalayan foothills. Some say Bhutan's scenery reminds them of Switzerland--whatever, it is beautiful. Blue skies, comfie weather, green hills covered with ...
Hike to Cheri
... body was established. Here we visit the temple and relax in the courtyard before we make our descent. Lunch at the Bhutan Kitchen in Thimphu, which serves delicious Bhutanese food - highly recommended (apparently the Crown Prince eats here a lot). ...
Lhuentse
... komen, het gaat helpen met de boeken gewoon open en bloot op de grond te leggen, maar wie weet zijn de muizen in Bhutan wel anders! Zondag is hier blijkbaar ook een auspicious day zodat er veel meer mensen waren dat ik gewoon was. Na verschillende dagen ...
Roo's birthday
Because we were so jetlagged we were promised a lie-in this morning but were able to get up for breakfast at 10. Today was Roo's 10th birthday so we had an English celebration with presents, cards and balloons. Sadly Lulu was the first to succumb to ...
The WOW's continue!
... who passed away in 1651. Punakha Dzong was the site of the coronation of Ugyen Wangchuck, the first hereditary monarch of Bhutan on December 17, 1907. It is the district administrative center of Punakha Dzongkhag and the winter home of ...
Made it to 3300 meters!
Today is our much anticipated walk up to Taktsang (Tiger's Nest Monastry). This legendary monastery clings to the rock cliff 900 metres above the valley floor, so when we reach it we will be 3200m above sea level. We left early before it became too hot ...
THE FOUR FRIENDS in the Land of the Thunder Dragon
... meters away from me. (Paro) Then Paro airport - the only one in the countr - and reputedly Bhutan's straightest road (PS almost true after the whole trip - a few straightesh ones near Thimpu). It certainly looks ...
Hard going on the road less travelled in Bhutan
... dzong’s strategic position gave it great power over this part of the country as the only trail between eastern and western Bhutan still leads straight through Trongsa, and used to run directly through the dzong itself. We park in the ...
One of the Oldest Dzongs
Just back from our trek of "lowland Eastern Himalayian Mt. range"; Just completed the Gentry Trek- a 3 day mini tour of "Foothills" ranging from 10,500 to 11,500. Plenty sore from these "hills", but managed to tour Phanaka ...
Pics from Bhutan!! Get em while they're hot!
... place I stayed where there is the endangered Long Neck Black Cranes (only 500 in the country). To preserve their wetland habitate, Bhutan has banned electrical lines in the area as well as any pollution. Hence, no electricity and wood stoves. How ...
Leading a Mini-DTS
Today, we took another jeep for about 5 hours with 11 people to RBB Village near the border of Bhutan. We will be leading a mini Discipleship Training School here for the next 3 days along with a few locals. We will be doing two and a half days of ...
Bhutan,the roof of the world.
... a competition where the targets were so far away that seemed impossible that anyone could hit them. Buildings characteristic of Bhutan are the Dzongs, where monastic and administrative wings are put together. The wall decorations and wood work are ...
THE BEAUTY CONTINUES
... worked are way through the road re-construction to finally arrive a total of 3 hours later in Punakha, the former capital of Bhutan until 1955. We then visited the fortress of the chief Buddhist abbot and also visted the temple of fertility. ...
Beautiful Bhutan!!
... and China is truly spectacular. Clean air, beautiful scenery, interesting architecture, strange animals, and LOVELY PEOPLE are some of Bhutan's assets. This is a Buddhist country. Today we went to a stuppa (religious shrine) where a holy man was ...
The Druk Path - Day 2
... particularly interested in anything except sitting by a roaring campfire. Although marshmallows would have been a nice touch (nobody from Bhutan seems to know what a marshmallow is), our guide did break out a bottle og Bhutanese Highland Whisky - a ...
BHUTAN: From Thimphu to the Dochu La Pass
... will tell – I hope the concept survives and remains effective. So how is GNH implemented? Development decisions in Bhutan are made through strict adherence to the four pillars of GNH. - ...
tired but still typing
another day...another beautiful mountain. we are off to hit the local pubs in Thimphu and drink the "extra powerful" beer (as they cleverly title it) so I don't have much time for communication. We are going into the country areas tomorrow. The locals ...
Bhutan Travel Guide with bhutanvisitors.com
Tashi Gongphel Tours (Bhutan Travel Agents and Bhutan Tour Operators) have been operating a variety of activity-based tours for our Groups and Individual tourists and have been able to mastermind them with great deal of efficiency.The company ...