Druk Yuel: Land Of The Bhutanese People
Thursday, March 31, 2011

My Gross National Happiness

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Last Saturday, the 26 th of March, 2011 was one of those rare days when I accepted a dinner invitation at the Bhutan Suites being hosted ...
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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Oriental White-eye

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The photograph below is that of an Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus), a small bird no bigger than 10cm. It is seen feeding on the...
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Monday, March 7, 2011

An Intriguing Old Bhutanese Saying

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One evening, during my most recent trek to Masagung and Gungchen Taag areas, I got to hear of an intriguing old Bhutanese saying, an idiom...
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Saturday, March 5, 2011

The Mystery Of The Pebbles Atop The Dreaded Ngele-La Pass

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Ngele-La pass is the strangest, almost unreal high mountain pass that I have crossed in all my treks in the alpine regions. It is strange ...
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She Found It Very Funny

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As I said in one of my earlier posts, the ponies couldn’t make it across the Bonte-La pass so I ended up at Soe-Yaktsa without my tent. As...

Random Shots

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There are times when I love to shoot not because there is some interesting subject to shoot, but simply because the mood is right. The pho...
Friday, March 4, 2011

Laboring Up The Ngele-La Pass

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The pack ponies are seen laboring up the dreaded Ngele-La Pass. Take note of the splintered rocks on the ground - remind me to tell you so...

It Is Lonely At The Top

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One of my Camera Assistants descending into Jangothang from Ngele-La on the return trip from Lingzhi. The solitary figure of the assistant...
Thursday, February 17, 2011

Buddha Statue At Kuenselphodrang

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Today I was supposed to be already in Gasa on my way to Laya and Masagang Basecamp. But Dochu-La pass was closed this morning due to heavy...
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The Magical Lingzhi Dzong

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For the past three decades since I first saw a photograph of Bhutan’s remotest Dzong, its mystic and allure remained unabated in my heart....
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Friday, February 11, 2011

The Dreaded Bonte-La Ice Patch

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My last attempt during end of December, 2010 to cross over into the desolate but beautiful valleys of Lingzhi and Soe-Yaktsa was thwarted ...
Monday, January 24, 2011

The Face Of A Young Weaver From The East

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The girl below was 16 years old when I photographed her on 27 th February, 2009 at Trashi Yangtse. She told me she was a weaver at Trashi...
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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Frozen Boots and Ema Datsi

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After reading my comments on the frozen water bottle and stiff trekking boots, a friend from the US writes as follows: Dear Yeshey, ...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

My Latest Trek

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My most recent trek was an extended version of what is popularly known as the “Druk Path I” among the tourism circle. The trek started fro...
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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy New Year

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Here is wishing all the visitors to my Blog:   A VERY HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE NEW YEAR! Below is a photo of Mt. Jichu Drake (6,90...
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Vice Ministers

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I am a regular reader of His Excellency the Opposition Leader’s Blog ( http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/government/2010/vice-ministers.html )...
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Monday, November 1, 2010

A Super Guard Dog Called Anatolian

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I am still unable to post my fourth post on the BBC and their lies. I have been rather unwell for the past close to 2 weeks since my retur...
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

False Claims By The BBC Filming Team: Part III

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In celebration of the BBC’s filming and release of the footage of the Royal Bengal tigers living in the alpine jungles of Bhutan which the...
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Saturday, October 2, 2010

False Claims By The BBC Filming Team: Part II

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The blatant falsehood currently being broadcast by the BBC to their world audience claiming that their filming crew made a first time disc...
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