Ema Datshi – Easy to Cook, Yummy to Eat!
Chillies The most sought after dish in Bhutan isn’t anything fancy or unique unlike in other faraway lands but simply a stew of hot peppers (chilies) and…
Stories & guides
The Journal
Festival dates, valley guides, books worth packing and dispatches from fifteen years of travelling the Kingdom.
A Quick Guide to Gross National Happiness
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Ashi Jetsun Pema “I believe that GNH today is a bridge between the fundamental values of kindness, equality, and…
Global Warming & GLOF in Bhutan!
In Bhutan, the most recent Glacial Lake Outburst Floods ( GLOF ) occurred with a partial burst of Lugge Tsho in Lunana on October 7, 1994. Some 18 million…
Bhutan’s Organic Organisms
Bhutan is whole-heartedly embracing organic farming . And while the governmental support over the years has helped farmers grow and produce vegetable and…
The State of the Bhutanese Media.
At the very beginning, the government created Kuensel . Then the government said, let there be liberalization, and there was, Bhutan Times and Bhutan…
12 Places to visit in Thimphu
A view of Thimphu As a visitor you’re probably wondering what Thimphu has to offer in terms of aesthetics. Well, Little Bhutan has come up with a list of…
Soaring High Once Again!
Revered and deeply respected in Bhutan, the Thrung Thrung Karmo not only flies around Phobjikha valley but also in Bhutanese folklore and in Bhutanese…
The Fourth Druk Gyalpo - A Visionary & King Extraordinaire.
HM King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Dragon King of Bhutan On the morning of December 14, 2006, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo Jigme…
From One Blackboard to Computers.
School Children in the remote village of Merak & Sakteng It was only in the early 60s that secular modern education of the Bhutanese began; in a small…
The Nabji Korphu Trail
Trekking in Bhutan My moment of reckoning arrives when I say yes to a fateful trip that sparks childhood memories of leisurely hikes in the green valleys…
White Bellied Heron.
White bellied heron The Gentle Giants Face Rough Opposition One among the 50 rarest birds in the world with a population of less than 200, the white…
Atsara - Not just a clown!
Atsara A huge, bloody red nose is the first thing that strikes you about the Atsara . Then comes the exaggerated facial expressions – the perpetual grin…