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Bhutan

TAKTSANG LHAKHANG

Taktsang Lhakhang, which translates to Tiger’s Nest Monastery is Bhutan’s most iconic landmark and a highly revered holy site for the Bhutanese folk. An absolute marvel of a human made structure, perched on a cliff 900 metres above the Paro Valley. The temple has been burnt to the ground twice, the latest one in 2005. […]

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Bhutan

The Gateway to Bhutan – Phuentsholing

One can enter Bhutan either by road or by air. If you’re flying, your journey will likely touch down at the only international airport in Paro – a tiny strip of tarmac tucked dramatically between mountains, where landing feels like an adventure in itself. But for those who love the romance of the road, crossing […]

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Family

Happy Mother’s Day

August 2006. A teenage girl left home and moved into a strange new city. And then started a series of firsts. Waking up to the shrill alarm of her first mobile phone, doing her own laundry and even buying her own sanitary napkins, it all started. There were no hands to hold, nobody to wipe […]