ON A FLAG AND A PRAYER
Wherever you go in Bhutan, it is impossible not to see prayer flags. You see them on the roof of houses, in the streets and you can spot a row of prayer flags in a valley, a mountain pass or a bridge over a river. The principle is always the same, a meeting of wind and prayers who then travel together.
GHO OR NO GHO
One of the first things that srtike you when you arrive in Bhutan is how classy and well-dressed locals are. All Bhutanese are required, by law, to observe a national dress code and this is to protect and nurture Bhutan’s identity and uniqueness, dating back to the early 1700’s. It starts at school of course with uniforms, but also for all adults who in the main centers are required to observe the national dress code during office hours and religious/official holidays…