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  • Roger Beaumont
  • Aug 16th, 2018
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The Kitchen Will Be Your Fridge

When I first arrived in Bhutan to work for the Centre for Bhutanese Studies (CBS), they couldn’t find me any accommodation. In the meantime, they suggested the Thimphu Hotel, a cheap, loud and cheerful place that looked down on the only traffic island in the entire kingdom, from where I could see the dancing traffic cop in his painted box being completely ignored by everyone.

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  • Derek Ferrar
  • Aug 16th, 2018
  • 1,543 views

Mandala: A World In Grains Of Sand

Integral to Himalayan Buddhist belief, intricate mandala serve as a kind of map to the metaphysical universe, and monks have been creating these ephemeral "sand mandalas” for centuries. Not only are they astounding works of art, but they're also a kind of spiritual performance.

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  • Bjob Ganchu
  • Aug 13th, 2018
  • 2,617 views

Pictures from Bumdra Trek, a 2 day trek in Paro

It has not been long since we decided to come in terms with our age and agreed to do short hikes on a Sunday.  In May 2018, after executing several hikes in and around Thimphu, my friends and I, we set out to execute the two day hike to Bumdra in Paro, Bhutan. Here are some pictures I took from the trek.

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  • Happyul
  • Aug 9th, 2018
  • 142 views

Photographs From Lunana, By His Majesty The King Of Bhutan

His Majesty the King of Bhutan trekked across Lunana from the 1st to 11th of July 2018, visiting villages and meeting with the people of the most inaccessible parts of the country. All photographs in this album are by His Majesty and was shared by His Majesty's Facebook Page on the 16th July 2018.

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  • Kunga T. Dorji and Tashi Phuntsho
  • Aug 8th, 2018
  • 2,657 views

Archery: the Real Game is Played Elsewhere

The game of archery is not exactly a sport that draws frenzied supporters out for a kill. There are no die-hard fans and no follow-the-team-to-kingdom-come fanatics. And no streaking hooligans. If anyone is all pumped up, it is the archers themselves.

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  • Jesse Montes
  • Aug 4th, 2018
  • 1,931 views

Inspiring Pictures From Dagala Trek

The Dagala trek, also known as the “Dagala Thousand Lakes Trek”, starts in the village of Genikha in Thimphu (the capital city) and extends 43 kilometres to Chamgang.

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  • Happyul
  • Jun 25th, 2018
  • 10,559 views

Chencho Gyeltshen signs with Bengaluru FC

Chencho Gyeltshen has now signed with last year’s Indian Super League finalists Bengaluru FC on a one year contract. The announcement comes after a long courtship by various Indian clubs.

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  • Happyul
  • May 7th, 2018
  • 12,401 views

11 Amazing Pictures Of A Bhutan That Was

Happyul is please to present to you 10 amazing pictures of a Bhutan that was, a virgin country untouched by external forces and modernization.

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  • Happyul
  • May 3rd, 2018
  • 12,048 views

Hollywood Reels Snowman Trek

Sprinting the Snowman trek in Bhutan the toughest trail in the world at a record-breaking time of 15 days and nine-hours that typically takes 25 to 30 days, a team of four ultra-marathoners sets a record.

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  • Pawo Choyning Dorji
  • Apr 25th, 2018
  • 6,766 views

The World’s Most Remote School

Namgay Dorji teaches maths to his two students, Dorji Choden and Chimi Dem, at the Tshojong ECR (Extended Classroom) in Lunana. The school is probably the world’s most remote school

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  • Happyul
  • Apr 21st, 2018
  • 3,935 views

A New Travel Promo Video for Bhutan

The Tourism Council of Bhutan released a new travel promo video through their Vimeo channel 'Tourism Bhutan'. If you have not already watched it, here it is.

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  • Jurmi Chhowing
  • Apr 2nd, 2018
  • 4,247 views

The Baby Knows (The Baby Is In No Hurry)

It looks like the bellybutton holds the body together. And it looks like the ant that is lost is on a journey to find itself. I’m waiting for the birth of my second child – sixteen years hence after the first – and I’ve no clue what I’m waiting for...

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  • Katherine & Thomas
  • Mar 16th, 2018
  • 19,930 views

The Fertility Temple in Bhutan Changed Our Lives!

Infertility is one of those issues that no one really likes to talk about. We all like to think that when we’re ready to begin a family, conceiving a child will happen just as it’s supposed to.

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  • Bishnu Kumar
  • Mar 8th, 2018
  • 7,951 views

Night Hunting In Bhutan: A Tradition Of Rape

We all enjoy the good night hunting jokes, but know this, morons, that concealed within the funny tales of night hunting are the victims of rape, teenage pregnancy, bastards, single mothers and destroyed dreams. Laugh on now, jerks.

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  • Piet Van Der Poel
  • Feb 10th, 2018
  • 509 views

Trekking In Bhutan During The Rainy Season

Three of the treks were characterised by driving rain, calf-deep mud, thigh-deep water, swept-away bridges, and overgrown trails, crawling up slippery slopes on hands and knees and lots of bloodsucking leeches.

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  • Kezang Namgay
  • Feb 9th, 2018
  • 390 views

The Parade Of Heroes

Jibi Powo is a Bhutanese parade unique to its context and culture. It exhibits physical deftness and mental awareness inspired by Buddhism’s union of method and wisdom.

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  • Thinley Dorji
  • Feb 9th, 2018
  • 1,714 views

Forest For Gross National Happiness

To my lament on a Facebook post on the widespread practice of cutting down of straight, tall trees for prayer flags, I got a few customary likes from close friends but one comment struck a discordant note.

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  • Chablop Passang Tshering
  • Feb 9th, 2018
  • 1,805 views

The Sound Of Slingshots

Attending my hometown festival for the first time I was exploring the stalls for hoentay, tongba and rainbow trout delicacies, and there was no way a piece of rope woven from yak hair could draw my attention.

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