Bhutan Travel Inspirations

In 2019 I traveled to Bhutan with my 94 year old mother who had been there twice before and had made friends with her guide and driver Wangda and Sonam. My mother passed away last year at just shy of 96. Traveling always brought out the best in her and she had traveled quite a bit having been in over 120 countries, but Bhutan was in many ways her special place.

In Bhutan we, like most, landed in Paro and went to Thimpu that evening to rest up for the long drive to the Valley of the...

By Michael Speight, PhD, United States, April 2022

I have long heard of Bhutan being the happiest country in Asia. A scarce land of the Thunder Dragon with developed roads without traffic lights. Systematic and consistent building roof designs and a smoke free country. Friendly Bhutanese in their traditional costumes (the guys are mostly handsome too ^^). All these contemplated me to visit Bhutan to satisfy my curiosity in October 2019.

Being a workaholic, I often work over the phone even I was on holidays. But for Bhutan, for...

By Rennie Wee, Singapore, April 2022

Travelling allows our body and mind to experience a place in the physical and mental sense - with our five senses and think about it in ways that stay in our memory. What makes travelling to Bhutan so special is that it brings out another human dimension in me – the spirit dimension.

This spirit dimension allows me to reach beyond myself in search of a higher personal meaning. Our body and mind represent what we have, the spirit however, represents what we are. The spirit is not...

By Chad Yip, Singapore, August 2021