5 reasons why Bhutan IS worth the $200 per day tourist fee

July 12, 2011 Opinion and advice adventure travel, bhutan, buddhism, drukpa kunley, gompas, gross national happiness, himalayas, huayhuash circuit, monasteries, nepal, padmasambhava, paro, peru, snowman trek, thimphu, tiger's nest, tourism, trekking, wildlife

5 reasons why Bhutan *IS* worth the $200 per day tourist fee

This is a post of two halves, with the second instalment next week looking at the other side of the coin. Much has been said about the high cost of tourism in Bhutan, where the government charges a minimum fee

The Buddhist Wheel of Life

June 4, 2011 Opinion and advice buddhism, buddhist wheel of life, gompas, himalayas, karma, monasteries, nirvana, shegar, tibet 0 Comment

The Buddhist Wheel of Life

Be a good person and you too can become a demigod Trekkers and mountaineers who spend a lot of time travelling in the Himalayas often experience the feeling of being gompered out, ie. having visited so many Buddhist monasteries (or