Namaste from India, There are some places whose experience is adequately captured on film. But some places are clearly not in that category. In a photograph – no matter how clever the photographer or how modern the camera, one cannot see the true splendour of the place. You simply can’t appreciate the true context. In the …Read More
Kuzu Sangpola from Bhutan, When the king of Bhutan decreed in 1972 that the country would measure Gross National Happiness as well as Gross National Product, he gave his country a unique selling point. The very concept has interested others sufficiently to put Bhutan on their bucket list (people like us, of course). …Read More
Kuzu Sangpola from Bhutan, Religion and superstition are horses from the same stable, I would contend. Here in Bhutan, almost everyone is Buddhist, following a fairly strict adherence to the teachings and content to play a communal role in protecting the culture from disturbance and unwanted incursions. In any religion, some irrational belief …Read More
Kuzu Sangpola from Bhutan, A week of quietude can do wonders for the soul. It may have been a bloke called Buddha who first promoted the idea. We are here in Bhutan, where they famously measure happiness, and where Buddha left an indelible impression on succeeding generations. Linda’s happiness index has reached a new …Read More