Punakha Travel Blogs

5/1/07New Video Uploaded - The second image is actually a video of a ceremony we saw at the Dzong in Punakha where the monks were carrying the ashes of a monk to inter him inside of the temple.  You can hear and see one of the monks whipping the ground to get rid of evil spirits.  If…

Magical Bhutan. My heart starts banging away at the mention of Bhutan, this little explored Kingdom in the middle the Himalayas, revered as the 'Land of the Peaceful Dragon' and regarded as one of the last 'Shangri-La’s in the Himalayan region because of its remoteness, it's spectacular mountain terrain, varied flora and fauna and its unique ancient Buddhist monasteries.

The next few days were spent in Punakha. Here we did some short hikes through villages and rice fields. Saw some more famous temples and monasteries, and got to spend some time wandering through town. Here Jordan and I got some beetle nuts to try. It's a sort of stimulant/drug that everyone chews. …

I will never forget Punakha because of the betelnut.  Our guides, all Bhutanese people in fact, love betelnut.  The chew it all day long if they can (our guides aren't allowed to, but they go to betelnut bars at night).  It's a stimulant, kinda like ciggarettes.  In Thailan…

Much of the Bhutanese culture is inspired by Tibetan culture as in the previous centuries Tibet had it's greedy eyes on Bhutan. The two kingdoms fought many battles and every time the Bhutanese were victorious. It's actually the first time I had seen Tibet and the Tibetans being portrayed as the ba…

A three week trip through China, across the Himalayas to Lhasa by rail, Khatmandu and Bhutan