Bhutan is the last intact Himalayan Buddhist kingdom in the world. Imagine a country the size of Switzerland without any traffic lights, one lone cinema where only locally produced films are screened and I believe the escalator count is still one. The Land of the Thunder Dragon in this modern age is still a place where the strength of its national identity is so obvious. The landscape is dotted with imposing forts and monasteries built in the 17th century, as well as traditio

Last year, I hiked the Snowman Trek in Bhutan, which starts in the Western provinces of the country, skirting the Tibetan-Bhutanese...