Good-Bye Bhutan

Good-Bye Bhutan

The sun is setting on my last day here in Bhutan.  I have just finished a 5 hour uphill hike to Bhutan’s famous Tiger’s Nest viewpoint and now I recover in my hotel room – with Bhutanese wine (blah!). The room I have been given has a fantastic view of an ancient Dzong (fortress) at…

The Land of Gross National Happiness – Bhutan

The Land of Gross National Happiness – Bhutan

The Land of the Thunder Dragon and the Land of GNH (Gross National Happiness), this is the Kingdom of Bhutan. I have yet to learn how they actually measure the happiness of their people, but I can say that my happiness level rose exponentially when I walked off the plain into the fresh Himalayan air.  The weight…