We had fallen in love with Gangtey the moment we set foot there. This is the only way we can perhaps, logically summarise, nay, explain our complete craziness for the quaint little village. Why? We had made a promise when dusk on the valley, the previous night – Will catch […]
By the time we got back to our car after walking through the Gangtey Village and went looking for Hotel Dewachen, where we were booked, it had started drizzling in Gangtey Valley. So what we had a long day driving from Bumthang to Gangtey? We weren’t tired. But yes, we […]
Although we stayed there for 2 days and 2 nights, we were loathe to go back from Bumthang. So enamoured were we with the place! Sonam, our guide, reasoned with us and gave away a little secret, Gangtey is even more beautiful. Really, we asked in utter surprise. Possible? Yes, […]
I wish I could tell you to close your eyes. While I narrated this to you. Imagine a two-lane road in the mountains, and you are zipping by in a van with a thick cover of tall pine trees in both sides. You know you are going downhill, but can […]
We were in Bhutan in end May; that’s the last leg of Spring. Spring starts around end March here and Bhutan is full of flowers everywhere for the next 2 months — in the trees, plants and meadows. We saw enough to have a heart’s fill! Every Jacaranda tree in […]
We were stationed in Bumthang for two nights and a day, and chose Ugyen Ling Resort for our stay. A little away from the main town (perhaps a 5 minute drive away, 15 minutes walk away – nothing is really far in Bumthang), we got to the resort around 7.30 […]
Here is our verdict right at the beginning — if you are touring the length and breadth of Bhutan like how we did, say for instance, Paro-Thimpu-Punakha-Bumthang-Gantey, Bumthang is where you should shop from!!! Why should you shop at Bumthang in Bhutan? Bumthang is 290 kms from Thimpu, 355 kms […]
Up until Paro, Thimphu and Punakha in Bhutan, you will find yourself amongst fellow travellers. It is only when you venture beyond these 3 ‘tourist’ destinations, will you be able to tear away from the general milieu and go on a soul-searching, self-discovery trip. With Bumthang, you are about to […]