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Tshering Dorji, 30, comes from a small village in Mongar. He recollects sleeping in a barn with his elder brothers and their friends. They didn’t need blankets. All the boys from the neighbourhood would cover themselves with loose hay bales.
It was a crisp, bright winter morning in the Nangkatse village of Tibet’s Yamdrok province. The soft rays of the sun had drawn the children out of their homes. All was quiet as usual when suddenly a thunderous sound tore through the air.
How to get to Bhutan? In the case of many people, you start by getting out a globe or an atlas and figuring out just where Bhutan is. Here’s a hint: Find India and look at the far northern border of the country. The small country to the north – that’s probably Nepal.
When I fantasize about exotic destinations, the timeless image of Phobjikha leaps immediately into my mind. Perhaps, visitors to Bhutan could afford to omit most of the famous landmarks from their itinerary, but for all its splendor and well-deserved fame, there is a little known paradise in the country that should not be missed.
Bhutan is a small country about half the size of the US state of Indiana and inhabited by about 770,000 people. Bhutan is cramped by the two giants, China in the north and India in the South. Due to its geographical location, Bhutan remained inaccessible to the outside world for so long. It was only in 1974 that Bhutan opened up for tourism and recorded 287 tourists that year.
A poem written by Tony Parker at the time of leaving Bhutan after his trip.
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