Travel Stories

Sep 26, 2022 • 10 min read

Here’s the lowdown on Bhutan's new travel rules and exactly how to arrange a trip to this unique and magical Himalayan country.

Jan 28, 2021 • 5 min read

With suggested itineraries and ideas for alternative destinations, here's everything you need to plan your dream trip to the Himalayan region.

Oct 9, 2019 • 4 min read

Enter the Land of the Thunder Dragon for a dizzying dose of precipitous adventure pursuits, whether on foot, bicycle or river raft.

Nov 5, 2018 • 9 min read

Bhutan may be a tiny dot on the map, but its topography is epic, even daunting, in scale. Measured in terms of altitude change rather than miles, this is…

Oct 29, 2018 • 6 min read

Mention Bhutan to savvy travellers and you normally get two reactions. First comes a wistful ‘aaahh’, as people summon up hazy images of a pristine…

Sep 19, 2014 • 6 min read

One of the most surprising things about the Himalaya is how this desolate, almost monochrome landscape has produced so much vivid colour. From Kathmandu…

Jun 27, 2012 • 4 min read

Bhutan is an otherworldly place, where Buddhist traditions mix with a new-found modernity and great reverence is shown to tigers, Steven Seagal and the…

Feb 7, 2011 • 3 min read

Bhutan, for years closed off from the rest of the world, seems like a little slice of Himalayan heaven.