As part of their Royal Tour to see the sights of India and the secretive kingdom of Bhutan this Spring, they will meet the country's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his wife, Queen Jetsun Pema. Where is Bhutan? How you can visit like William and Kate and why Bhutan cares so ...
Among international arrivals Japanese were the dominant visitors in the first seven months of this year according to records maintained by the secretariat of the Tourism Council of Bhutan. As of July this year, 3,923 Japanese tourists had arrived in the country. Within the same period 2,561 Am...
King Jigme Singye with his four wives. photo:APFNANEWS King Jigme Singye has four wives, all of whom are sisters. They were all married privately in 1979, and again in a public ceremony in 1988, held at thePunakha Dzong. The King has ten children: With his first wife –Queen Dorji ...
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Bhutan: Happiness is a Place Bhutan may not remain the same for long, so sometime soon is the best time to travel - Tim Nicolai You cannot find a more enlightening travel destination today. Perched high on the mighty Himalayan range, the kingdom of Bhutan has defied globalization and chosen...
Long closed to the outside world, the Kingdom of Bhutan only started to open its borders in the 1970’s, with the first tourists arriving in 1974. Bhutan is known as “Druk Yul”, meaning “Land of the Thunder Dragon”. Though open to foreigners, the Bhutanese government is acutely awa...
Bhutan was, and is today, largely a subsistence agricultural society, where many families still live in multigenerational farmhouses. The country was unified by the man who became its first king in 1907. His sons and grandsons, who Bhutanese refer to as the 2nd, 3rd, ...
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(altitude 2,320m) the capital of Bhutan. Our first stop was the King’s Memorial Chorten a memorial built in 1974 to honor the third King who wished to erect a monument to world peace and prosperity. Adorned with golden spires and bells, this incredible structure is considered the most ...
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