As the first country to measure its health in national happiness (GNH) over domestic product, and a leader in international dialogs on sustainable development and wellbeing, a trip to Bhutan […]
Anne challenged me to leave my mark somewhere, whether a surreptitious scribble in cement or a self-identifying scratch somewhere memorable. I picked this challenge in Bhutan, whose bucolic valleys and […]
I spent the past 24 hours in Ura, a small village in the Bumthang Valley, where the locals celebrate their annual religious festival. I received a challenge to wear native […]
What a treat to wake up with the town of Ura in a lovely farmhouse. In addition to this gorgeous view, I awoke to the muffled mantra reading of the […]
A friend of mine gave me an audacious pre-challenge last week: write to the ambassadors in the countries I will be visiting and ask for time to meet with them, […]
