Stories from Bhutan
Dreams come true !
They say nature never betrays a heart that loves her. I felt enormous amount gratitude and love for the Bhutan, Nature and the beautiful people. My spiritual awaking that this little gem thought me in just few days. I truly believe that universe connects you to places and people and I was fortunate to find a special human that I can call a Brother today. My Bhutanese brother Tandin Wangul has touched my heart by showing me the Bhutanese culture and the Buddhist...
Always thought that Bhutan is an expensive country to visit until I started doing some homework on the country.
After gathering my travel mates and finalising the travel dates, we started training to prepare for the Tiger Nest (more of this later).
Nothing prepared me for the high altitude. Within a hour, I managed to get car sick and had to change seats with our tour guide at Dochula Pass. But hey, I got the best view for the next 7 days. After a day tour and finally reaching...
I have always been fascinated with Bhutan, so when the opportunity came to visit, I was filled with excitement. I visited Bhutan in early 2014 and it was such a beautiful experience. Our guide Sonam was hospitable and made our trip so much fun! He even introduced us to his friend who is a DJ at a local radio station and got us to speak about our home countries on air.
The most memorable experience is when he took us to visit a local family who built their own hot spring bath at the...
I vividly remember my first trip to Bumthang where we happened to stumble upon an old traditional house. The lady was outside of her home, and she invited us into her house, offered us snacks and made butter tea for us. I knew that her kindness was the epitome of the Bhutanese's hospitality. It was a heartwarming experience where I got to see the interior of traditional Bhutanese houses with Bukhari — traditional wood-burning stove — for the first time. While having conversations, we found...