Stories from Bhutan
My Love Affair with Bhutan
‘Unlike most love affairs based on fiction and fueled by desire, this one did not end in disappointment’
When I was fifteen years old, I read James Hiltons Lost Horizons, and I was captivated. Years later, when I learned the mythical ‘Shangri-La’ was in fact Bhutan, a place made only more alluring by the reported difficulty of getting there, a tiny seed of desire was planted. It grew and grew over many years, nourished by reading everything I...
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...
After seeing incredible travel photos about Bhutan on social media, I decided to travel to Bhutan and see what it's all about for myself. I took on the journey all by myself and explored the country with a local guide and a driver for one week. It's hard to pick just one memorable moment from this trip because there were so many altogether. What made this trip so unique and different from all the other countries I had been to previously is that the way of life is so different.
The...