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Posted on January 7, 2015January 27, 2015

You Can’t Take the Buddha Out of the Bhutanese

Buddha is big here, obviously, super big.  So big that the world's largest Buddha statue is being constructed on a hillside over looking Thimphu. But that is not what I mean about being big. I mean big as imbued in people's lives at all levels. Officially Buddhist temples and the religious hierarchy are part of …

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Posted on January 4, 2015January 27, 2015

It’s a Wondrous Day

It is always a wondrous day when you eat pancakes. Even more so when you thought you finished a small breakfast and unannounced one more plate with some pancakes, thinly sliced fried potatoes and a local apple is brought out. When the mountains outside your window are suddenly revealed to be dusted with snow from …

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Posted on January 2, 2015January 27, 2015

What I did not know about Bhutan

My friend Dave and I arrived in Bhutan five days ago now. I had read up, I knew what to expect...Okay, not entirely. I did not expect the country to have such a thing for penises. Many house have ones painted on the outside, hairy or hairless,  ejaculating or not.. I did not expect at …

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