A few of us girls hiked the gorgeous one hour up to the Kila Nunnery on Sunday. Starting from the top of Cheli La (La means mountain pass) we climbed through thick old forest and bright blooming red … more →
Bhutan!wrote 8 months ago: A few of us girls hiked the gorgeous one hour up to the Kila Nunnery on Sunday. Starting from the t … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Drukgyal Dzong Well it seems I have more to do here…on the eve of my departure a sudden shift in the … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Well things are winding down here, sadly. I would stay a lot longer if I could. Drove to Ha, the nex … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Winter is in the air dropping pine needles on my head. A velvet chill lines a good wind, flutterin … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A loud cry, a dull thud and all in a sudden a singing and dancing crowd clad in Ghos. You don’t know … more →
wrote 1 year ago: So last week I learned that Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s Yangsi (it means child incarnation before they … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Heavy fog billows around steep ridges. Occasionally the blurred sight of a red rooftop or a golden t … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The road from Paro to Gangtey is not for the faint-hearted, or the faint-stomached. Winding up and d … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The smell of betel nut pervades the air – a bit like rotten meat. You can tell who consumes these nu … more →
wrote 1 year ago: You’ve got to love the king of Bhutan: one day His Majesty decided that keeping animals in captivity … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A two hour drive through humongous mountains, or rather great walls of rock and earth swirling overh … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Well, there has been a change of program. Landed in Paro today. My first hit of Bhutan was of total … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Bhutan Tourism not only provides employment for those who are not employed but complements the gover … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Its strange to hear news of the world from here. Life on earth as I have come to know it feels like … more →