Tiger’s Nest takes the cake in Paro. It is obvious that if you are in Paro, you would have trekked up to the Tiger’s Nest, formally known as the Taktsang Palphug Monastry. Perched on a high and steep cliff and amidst lofty pines, Tiger’s Nest is probably the most popular […]
After a 8-hour drive from Gantey, we reached Paro at around 9 in the night. Tired from a hot and dusty journey, we wanted to hit the bed. But not before a good hot shower and a good dinner. Jayanta had already warned me that the hotel in Paro wouldn’t […]
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 […]