Much-needed time out is even better in an exotic location. If you’re in need of some cup-filling,you can’t go wrong with these revitalising journeys.
Want to lose the crowds on your next holiday? Tourists are still something of a novelty in Bhutan,the country that invented Gross National Happiness.
Some 600,000 people visited the Himalayan nation of Nepal in the first eight months of 2023. Less than a tenth of that figure visited the nearby Kingdom of Bhutan.
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is to halve the $311 daily fee it charges tourists in an effort to boost a sector still struggling to recover a year after the end of COVID-19 restrictions.
In this country,chilli is not considered a spice. It's a vegetable. It's something you cook with as if it were a potato,or a zucchini.
Here is a country,essentially,that is upfront about the fact that it doesn't really want tourists. Or at least,not many tourists.
A 403-kilometre trail high in Bhutan has been revamped and reopened and is destined to become one of the great tourism experiences of the world.
Travelling solo is one thing,but Fran Bak has taken it to the extreme.
Bhutan:On the bumpy road to happiness
Bhutan is beset with a major chilli shortage. How does this affect the land of happiness?