The only other people in my vicinity head off for a picnic repast as I settle down for a meal. The crisp mountain air and the sound of silence are the perfect accompaniments to a simple, wholesome ...

Colorful prayer flags flutter auspiciously across snow-capped ranges. Good intentions float through breathtakingly rugged terrain. Like the centuries-old fortresses (dzongs) and monasteries (lakhangs) ...

The walk to Jetsun Milarepa’s drupchhu begins quietly. A short 10-15-minute journey from the road point near Dobji Dzong in Dawakha, Paro, winds through crisp air, filled with subtle scents of its ...

Bhutan's enchanting monasteries, including Taktshang Monastery on a cliff in Paro Valley and Punakha Dzong at the confluence of rivers, offer serene escapes into Buddhist traditions and spiritual life ...

Spring break was approaching, and the plan was to head to Mumbai to see my husband’s family with our two daughters, Meenakshi, 16, and Amrita, 11. We hadn’t all visited together since before the ...

In the gateway to the kingdom, Louise Southerden wanders among monks, archers and Parops in national dress. Flying into Paro, in western Bhutan, can be, er, interesting. There are the views: if you're ...

Our flight arrived 45 minutes early. "Only in Bhutan, never in Nepal," grinned a retired army general shouldering his golf clubs and duty free at Kathmandu airport, heading for a weekend on the golf ...