The atmosphere in Luang Prabang for the most part was that of one big sleepy village. Having recently been in Bhutan, I loved this. Inhabited for thousands of years, it was the royal capital of the country until recently (1975). The whole town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, and you really do feel like you’re...
The Dalai Lama once said, “You show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.” This especially rung true for me in Bhutan. People here really care about each other, their surroundings, other living beings, and their country. From the villager I met who was conscious of what tree he would cut...
Eagerly looking through the airplane window, I couldn’t wait to see the scenery unfold as the clouds cleared. Bhutan has only one international airport in Paro – the only town that has sufficient flat land for a runway long enough to allow a small passenger jet to land. But given the heavily mountainous terrain, landing in Bhutan...
Helpful tips on planning your trip to the last remaining ‘Shangri-La’ in the world, the country with the happiest people, one which has never been colonised in its history and most astonishingly, the only carbon-negative country on the planet.