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Bhutan
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| 11/15/23
| Britannica
Posted on 11/15/2023 2:11:23 PM PST by DallasBiff
Bhutan, landlocked country of south-central Asia, located on the eastern ridges of the Himalayas. Historically a remote kingdom, Bhutan became less isolated in the second half of the 20th century, and consequently the pace of change began to accelerate. With improvements in transportation, by the early 21st century a trip from the Indian border to the Bhutanese capital, Thimphu, that once took six days by mule could be made in just a few hours by car along a winding mountain road from the border town of Phuntsholing
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: asia; bhutan; donatefreerepublic; geography; himalayas
Bhutan always fascinates me, not only is the country geographicaly remote, but they have some of the toughest border controls, and tourists have to pay a plenty penny to visit..
How many could find Bhutan on a globe.?
To: DallasBiff
There is a United Nations Complex there.
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posted on
11/15/2023 2:20:25 PM PST
by
Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
To: DallasBiff
I have a Bhutan lighter. Does that count?
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posted on
11/15/2023 2:20:53 PM PST
by
null and void
(If you support monsters you will die in the cross fire.)
To: DallasBiff
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posted on
11/15/2023 2:21:29 PM PST
by
Jane Long
(What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
To: DallasBiff
Strange topic. Why now?
I do remember Bhutan, Nepal, and Sikkim in the World Book Encyclopedia and the Golden Books Picture Atlas of the World.
Sikkim got swallowed up by India at some point since then.
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posted on
11/15/2023 2:32:03 PM PST
by
x
(¡Risankizum Abrzaa!)
To: DallasBiff
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 26, a 1999 Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Massachusetts, graduate.
Other Cushing grads include wrestler/actor/rapper John Cena and actress Betty Davis.
Now you know.
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posted on
11/15/2023 2:32:22 PM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: DallasBiff
It fascinates me too. I’ve been in touch with several tour guides there and plan on going ASAP.
I have friends that were there recently and they loved it.
In 2020 I spent 2 months in Southeast Asia and planned on going there but Covid-19 changed my plans.
Next year I want to visit friends in Northern India and Nepal. They have flights from Kathmandu to Paro, Bhutan.
Tiger’s nest is on my list, but really want to travel the entire country.
To: DallasBiff
“tourists have to pay a plenty penny to visit..”
About $500 per day.
To: tired&retired
To: DallasBiff
I met a guy from Bhutan in LA around Christmas 1986, bought some stuff he was selling and got on a mailing list which later resulted in an an invite to go to Bhutan in ‘87. It would have cost about $6,000, and involved travel on an airline I’d never heard of. Supposedly being on that list was practically the only way you could travel there. The US guy who ran the tours went there mainly for the fishing, IIRC.
Here’s an article about him from around that time.
Lapsed Lama Recalls 800 Years in Shangri-La : King’s Guru Tells of Bhutan’s Warp and Woof
By DICK RORABACK
Jan. 10, 1987 12 AM PT
In the south, elephants, leopards and rhinos trample the heady tropical flora. As the ancients were wont to inscribe on their maps, “Here there be tygers.”
In the north, high in the Himalayas, roam yetis and dragons. Oh yes, dragons!
In between is Shangri-La.
And in Shangri-La dwells Benchen Khenpo.
Benchen has been around. For 800 years or more, he explains. This December, he has taken a laid-back leave of absence from his duties as guru to Jigme Singye Wangchuk, fourth king of Bhutan.
Benchen has been displaying his country’s rare wares on Pico Boulevard, No. 10868 to be exact, in Los Angeles; (213) 474-5333. His store is in the Westside Pavilion.
To: DallasBiff; little jeremiah
DB/ Bhutan south of Tibet and north of India, near but not bordering on Nepal. Some pictures for your post! These are from Unsplash.
The Dzong Monastery in Bhutan Himalayas mountain. The Dzong Monastery in Bhutan Asia one of the largest monestary in Asiawith the landscape and mountains background, Bhutan
108 Memorial Chortens of Dochula Pass in Thimphu, Bhutan. Dochula Pass with Himalaya in background - Bhutan. In this pass, 108 memorial chortens or stupas known as Druk Wangyal Chortens have been built by Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk
Tiger’s Nest, Taktsang Trail, Bhutan
Buddha point, Thimphu, Bhutan
Early morning capture of mighty Khang Bum, located in the remote Jigme Dorji National Park, Kingdom of Bhutan. Khang Bum reaches a height of 6.494m and forms part of the Eastern Himalayas.
To: billorites
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 26, a 1999 Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Massachusetts, graduate. He graduated at ~ 2 years old? He deserves to be king!
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posted on
11/16/2023 8:37:57 AM PST
by
Moltke
(Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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