While fall might be the ideal month to travel to Bhutan, especially weather wise, there are reasons to avoid traveling during the season. Reasons to avoid traveling in the fall...
I spent two nights at Hotel Ananda. On both of these nights, I arrived at the hotel late in the evening. When I got there, Pema, the owner’s daughter, who...
I’ve been wanting to write about Giku-na for a while now. However, that didn’t happen until I tried their beef tacos, vegetable pad thai, and bagel with cream cheese and...
Some of the best months to visit Bhutan are the fall season—September through November. This period features festivals such as the Thimphu Tshechu, Bhutan’s most coveted cultural festival, and the...
I recently interviewed Karma Thinley, a certified French-speaking Bhutanese guide. During the interview, I learnt that Karma had gone to France nearly two decades ago. I didn’t realize that language...
Have you ever wondered about the human equivalent of a traffic light? In Thimphu, Bhutan’s capital and the country’s most populated city, there are no traffic lights. Instead, young police...
My first memory of the water bowl offering dates back to childhood, when I watched my grandmother enter and exit our altar room. Early each morning, at the break of...
In Buddhism, there are many gods. This article will talk about some of the Buddhist gods—Bodhisattvas and Buddhas—you’ll see in temples and homes across Bhutan, and what they symbolize. ZambalaZambala...
