Our Druk Path trek was a relatively epic adventure, hiking and trekking for 15-20 kilometers per day at passes between 12,000 and 14,000 feet over a four day period that was exhausting, exhilarating, challenging, vomit inducing (yes), and ultimately amazing....
The Tsechu Festival and the Tashichho Dzong in Bhutan
Today, we visited the massive Dzong in Thimpuh, Bhutan. A dzong, pronounced “zong” means fortress in Bhutanese. The name of this fortress in Thimpuh is the Tashichho-Dzong. The Tashichho-Dzong is a Buddhist monastery and fortress. It was built in...