To briefly summarize the end of my Bhutan trip: I spent three nights in Paro. Paro is home to Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest monastery), aka the reason Bhutan intrigued me in the first place. The monastery is tucked away on the side of a cliff and requires a three hour hike to reach it (or 1…
Dogs Let me start by saying there are dogs everywhere! In Punakha, in Thimphu, in the country as a whole. It is illegal to euthanize dogs in Bhutan so there are just thousands of them running free and barking all night long (bring earplugs!). It really seems like it is also illegal to spay and neuter…
The Flight Bhutan is not the easiest country in the world to get to due to some tourist restrictions. Flying into Bhutan is a separate challenge. Druk airlines is the only commercial airline to fly into Bhutan and they only offer flights out of about five cities, including Bangkok. Low and behold, I was already planning to…
What is Bhutan? I first heard of Bhutan when I was in college. I would spend precious study time becoming the Sporcle queen of the countries of the world. Bhutan. I must investigate! So I did. In a quick Google search, I learned Bhutan is a tiny landlocked country nestled between India and China, it is home to the…
