Amankora Gangtey Bhutan

Paro is just about as touristy a place as it gets. The claim to fame of this wonderful land is the Tiger's Nest. By the time we reached Paro we had had our fill of monasteries and monks and scenic beauty. Frankly all we wanted was now to get away from the world into some peace and quiet and ...

"Folk tales are like collective dreams; they are told in the kind of voice we hear at the edge of sleep, mingling the facts of our lives with the images in the psyche." - The Gift, by Lewis Hyde "[Himalayan Buddhism is]... a perfectly bewildering medley of gods and goddesses, Buddhas and Bodhisattva's, guardian deities and canonized saints, ghouls, goblins and demons, deified kings and spirits of every conceivable description ...

... He said life was so hard back then. You had to do everything yourself since you were all on your own out here. The city of Thimphu was a forest. He said he was so thankful that life is so much easier now - you could have electricity for lights, a road to get food easily - that he was happy that those times had passed. He said they used to have to cut pieces of wood very very thin and back then that's what you would use for toilet paper ...

It was a restful night at Jimilang Tsho camp, and I emerged from the tent at 6:45am. It was a crisp morning and the cold hung in the air, since the sun could not fully penetrate the valley fo the towering mountains on each side. A quick wash-up with the basin of warm water provided by our guide and we sat for an awesome breakfast of french toast, eggs, toast and french fries! Awesome...since they also had some sort of ketchup to go with those ...

The sun rises early in the mountains. And man, is it COLD!! I had dreaded even more the midnight dash to the "bathroom", which essentially was a canvas pop-tent covering a small hole, less than a foot deep, dug in the ground. The only civlized touch was a crushed roll of toilet tissue hung from the canvas wall of the enclosure. In any case, I paid my visit at about 11pm (having slept soundly for about 3 hours before getting up ...

The sun rose this morning at just after 6am. The night had been a restful one, except for a brief spell where Kitty heard (so she says) a mouse rustling around inside the cabin. That caused all kinds of chaos, including the need to get up, turn all the lights on and move all of our gear off the floor and onto the table, chairs and any other open, elevated space. No sign of the mouse, so the verdict on its existence is still out... Our guide was a bit early picking us up ...

What a difference a new country makes. Back in India, we struggled to sleep, with the dogs and horns and heat, I was happy to get out, and what a sleep I had !!! After breakfast we hit the road as we had a four hour trek to do, plus a drive over the mountains on roads, that really are more like lanes !!! Taktshang Goemba This is the most famous monastery in Bhutan. In English, it translates to tigers nest. It's not a bad description as this place clings to a ...

Bhutan is an amazing country with breathtaking nature. It is an easy country to travel through since everything is very well ( too well???) organized. It is an up market destination and you can see it everywhere - tour groups and buses. The schedule is pretty tight and since all meals are arranged there is not much room for your own time to discover the country. Well, this is the concept and it seems to be working fine for the country. The people ...

today is my day off,Everybody togetther went to Ocean coffee shop We enjoy the music and every body had a lot of fun. Tonight every body want to go to seveenteen bar. If all other friends want to join here we are wellcome Have nice and beautiful sunday to all of you!

... sundown and ends at sunrise. The women and men of the area gather and if a man grabs a woman's hand then the woman has no choice but to go off in the bushes and sleep with him. This is the case regardless of whether the woman is single or married. As long as no man is holding her hand then she is available for the taking. Couples fornicate and then the man gives the woman a small relic and the two return to where they pairing off occurs. The coupling ...