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Fri, 11 Apr 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1056]
“SHE IS THE QUEEN,' THE POLICE OFFICER TOLD ME, referring to the elegant woman leaving the Paro Rinpung Dzong. Actually, she was the Queen Mother, the former Queen. Amazingly she stopped to talk to Connie and me, asking where we were ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Apr 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1350]
TALO TSECHO, THE TALO FESTIVAL, BEGAN TENTATIVELY as if the performers were sizing up the audience. Clashing cymbals and hooting horns announced the first act, a trio in red masks who clowned and cavorted as the audience settled in. Today ... Read more >
Mon, 7 Apr 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [753]
EVEN A PACKAGED TOUR HAS ROOM FOR IMPROVISATION. We were scheduled to visit he Talo Festival in Punakha that began today but Penjur got a tip that it would be better to visit tomorrow when the full complement of dancers would be there. So ... Read more >
Sun, 6 Apr 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [820]
FOLLOWING THE ITINERARY SHOULD BE EASY, driving on Bhutan’s roads more of a challenge. I don’t think we have seen a straight section of more than a few hundred meters. Bhutan is a land of hills, mountains, valleys, gorges and ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Apr 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [731]
I CONFESS. BECAUSE WE ARE VISITING BHUTAN on a package tour I did no research. None. This is the way most Americans approach a trip – pay the money, show up and listen to the guide. But what could we possibly need to know ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Apr 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 11 Feb 2014 | By nordens_journey | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients 1/2 kg pork ribs cut into 3 inch pieces 1/4 cup soya sauce 2 table spoons ginger garlic paste 2 large onions and tomotos cut into rings 4 to 6 pieces of indian chillis juliened 3 table spoon vegetable oil 1/2 cup coriender chopped Salt ...
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Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By kavyanjali | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I had always thought I could never do justice to a place by merely writing about it. But then I picked up an old point and shoot camera and began to understand that whatever I lack in my words, I can make up for it with my photos. Photos directed how ...
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Thu, 4 Jul 2013 | By leenali | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I work in media in Mumbai in direction and post department for TV commercials and features. After working for 3 years constantly, i wanted to break free. So one day I just left my job and opted for mountaineering course in HMI (Himalayan mountaineering ...
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Sun, 16 Jun 2013 | By deependighe | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Not everyday you stumble upon such fantastic opportunities, and I live to seize such opportunities. An Architect by profession, I love to travel and I have a creative eye for photography. This scholarship will help me hone my photography skills. Got hooked ...
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Mon, 15 Apr 2013 | By alysons | Views [321] | Scholarship Entry
It often seems that the primary driver for most people in life is that of finding happiness. There is a proliferation of media sources purporting the latest techniques to move closer to this seemingly ever-illusive state. I am not entirely sure that we ... Read more >
Mon, 1 Apr 2013 | By mountaingirl0602 | Views [482] | Comments [1]
Today was the icing on the cake, the climax. We hiked up to the Tiger's Nest (Takshang). Perched on a cliff 2000 feet above the valley, it is the most spiritual of all places in Bhutan. A devout Buddhist will try to make at least one pilgrimage to this ... Read more >
Tags: bhutan, guru rinpoche, tigers nest
Sun, 31 Mar 2013 | By mountaingirl0602 | Views [435]
We left Wandue this morning heading back to Paro. This time Dochula pass was sunny and clear so I was able to see the 108 stupas at the top. This pass reflects Bhutan's artistic and spiritual traditions. It is quite beautiful. Prayer flags hang everywhere, ... Read more >
Tags: dochula pass, hot stone bath
Sat, 30 Mar 2013 | By mountaingirl0602 | Views [667]
Second day: My morning trip to the bathroom was interesting. No plumbing, just a room on the same level (second floor), with a squat toilet and a pipe draining somewhere to the outside. You flush by scooping up some water from the bucket. Hey, but I ... Read more >
Tags: chillup, jakar, tourist
Sat, 30 Mar 2013 | By mountaingirl0602 | Views [668]
The last few days I have been in the interior of the country with no WiFi.
First day: Stayed at a farmhouse in the Phobjikha valley. This region is known for the winter nesting grounds of the revered black neck crane. They were all gone by the time ... Read more >
Tags: ara, bhutan farmhouse
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My friend, Tshering Penjor, grew up in this Monastary overlooking the river. Eight times a year they perform Bhuddist rituals which maintains their proper relationships to the Gods and Deities.
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In this picture i was trying to capture the motion of the Mokoro and and its Pula along the water. I love that the sun was almost overhead and that its reflection has added something to the appearance of the water around the Mokoro.
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